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Biggest Flop of 2010?

geek — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 19:36:32 +0000

If the iPad is going to be singled out as one of the biggest successes of 2010, it’s also important to highlight the biggest flop of 2010, and without missing a beat I’d have to nominate the highly anticipated, completely unsuccessful, failure of Google Buzz.

Ultimately this failure will likely be overlooked in the years to come, but for many in the tech and social media fields it has left a lasting impression and the knowledge that Google isn’t perfect, and when it comes to social they’re not even close. Unfortunately, this failure also paved the way for Facebook to become the de facto standard for social media websites and allowed them an unprecedented leader.

Only time will tell if Google can ever make inroads into this rapidly growing marketplace, but I would have to guess with their string of less than successful offerings that it’s pretty unlikely. Critical mass has been reached and Google has missed the opportunity for now.

~geek

More Late than April – iPad 3Gs are Prepared for Shipping

geek — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:52:03 +0000

When Apple says “late April” – as in their project delivery date for the new Apple iPad 3G + WiFi – they apparently mean much more of the late and much less of the April, with deliveries and availability expected on April 30, 2010. Appearing almost everywhere today are messages from people like me that the status on their order has been changed to Prepared for Shipment, leading me to believe that the promised Friday date will be met. What time Friday is yet to be seen, although I’m not holding my breath. At least people that haven’t pre-ordered already know that they may be able to buy one in the retail store after 5:00PM.

Not sure how I feel about that, either, as it would seem to me, as is so often not the case with Apple, that people that took the time to pre-order and offer up their first born and credit card should get some benefit of having ordered before the masses. If that’s simply that Federal Express shows up at some point early in the day on Friday… I’m not sure that’s enough for to truly consider pre-ordering in the future. Of course, I really feel sorry for people that are using the Apple store to order today with an anticipated delivery on the 7th of May at the earliest, then knowing that they can probably go buy one in the store after 5:00PM.

Did you pre-order your iPad? Do you have any more information? When are you expecting your new iPad to arrive on Friday?

~geek

MacWorld 2010

geek — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:52:45 +0000

Its first year “without Apple” and Macworld seems to be doing okay – frankly I think that the break-away could be the best thing to happen to some of the smaller developers. This gives people the opportunity to make their wares shine without being overshadowed by the large Gorilla in the middle of the room. That said, it’s difficult to say what the end result will be and I wonder if MacWorld can or should continue.

What do you think?? Are you attending this year?

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