Comments for Edible Apple http://www.edibleapple.com Apple News, Rumors, and Analysis Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:15:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 Comment on Bill Gates not impressed with Apple iPad, is he out of touch? by SierraHotel http://www.edibleapple.com/bill-gates-not-impressed-with-apple-ipad-is-he-out-of-touch/#comment-83846 SierraHotel Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:51:32 +0000 http://www.edibleapple.com/?p=11705#comment-83846 Interesting. Hard to know if Bill Gates reaction is sour grapes/jealousy/competiveness ..... or is his real take on the iPad. But it is an excellent example of what I believe to be a critical difference in the philosophies of the two companies, i.e.: Microsioft believes that "more is more" (touch +voice +keyboard +pen +pocketable) while Apple adheres to "less is more" (iPhone/iPad with ONE button on the front is a good example). Interesting. Hard to know if Bill Gates reaction is sour grapes/jealousy/competiveness ….. or is his real take on the iPad.

But it is an excellent example of what I believe to be a critical difference in the philosophies of the two companies, i.e.: Microsioft believes that “more is more” (touch +voice +keyboard +pen +pocketable) while Apple adheres to “less is more” (iPhone/iPad with ONE button on the front is a good example).

]]> Comment on Behind Google and Apple’s growing and heated rivalry by CapnVan http://www.edibleapple.com/behind-google-and-apples-growing-and-heated-rivalry/#comment-83833 CapnVan Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:34:15 +0000 http://www.edibleapple.com/?p=12475#comment-83833 Interesting. One thought that immediately pops to mind, almost out of nowhere: I'm wondering if Google is one the of reasons for the Apple (war)chest. Google has sufficient cash flow from their main business, advertising, to heavily subsidize their ancillary projects like Chrome, Docs, and now, Android. Conversely, Apple has made it fairly clear (to me, at least) that they see their future in iPhone/iPad OS (much more so than Mac OS - they've definitely made pointed statements about the fact that the i-OS has shipped an order of magnitude more units than Mac OS recently) [That's not to say that they're killing the Mac, but they may not see it as a growth leader for the future, as many of us might like.] I'm wondering if Apple is anticipating an eventual price war... It's not exactly the way that the mobile phone market currently works, but... Just thinkin' Interesting. One thought that immediately pops to mind, almost out of nowhere: I’m wondering if Google is one the of reasons for the Apple (war)chest.

Google has sufficient cash flow from their main business, advertising, to heavily subsidize their ancillary projects like Chrome, Docs, and now, Android. Conversely, Apple has made it fairly clear (to me, at least) that they see their future in iPhone/iPad OS (much more so than Mac OS - they’ve definitely made pointed statements about the fact that the i-OS has shipped an order of magnitude more units than Mac OS recently) [That's not to say that they're killing the Mac, but they may not see it as a growth leader for the future, as many of us might like.]

I’m wondering if Apple is anticipating an eventual price war… It’s not exactly the way that the mobile phone market currently works, but…

Just thinkin’

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]]> Comment on Wireless keyboard for the iPad available for $69 by Starrigavan http://www.edibleapple.com/wireless-keyboard-for-the-ipad-available-for-69/#comment-83824 Starrigavan Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:28:21 +0000 http://www.edibleapple.com/?p=12401#comment-83824 This is the small form, wireless, aluminum keyboard Apple has been selling for about 6 months or so. This is the small form, wireless, aluminum keyboard Apple has been selling for about 6 months or so.

]]> Comment on Adobe responds to Apple’s issues regarding Flash on the iPhone and the iPad by Alex http://www.edibleapple.com/adobe-responds-to-apples-issues-regarding-flash-on-the-iphone-and-the-ipad/#comment-83802 Alex Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:02:46 +0000 http://www.edibleapple.com/?p=12380#comment-83802 John couldn't be more wrong. Flash content is not compelling--it has helped to create a a content and technology wasteland on the web. Flash has a built-in obsolesance (like most technologies) that has become clearly evident a while back-- it is clearly beyond it's prime. As alluded to, it will be a strugle to adopt it to new paradigms of interaction. Of course, those vested developers will cause a annoying lingering of its presence. John couldn’t be more wrong. Flash content is not compelling–it has helped to create a a content and technology wasteland on the web. Flash has a built-in obsolesance (like most technologies) that has become clearly evident a while back– it is clearly beyond it’s prime. As alluded to, it will be a strugle to adopt it to new paradigms of interaction. Of course, those vested developers will cause a annoying lingering of its presence.

]]> Comment on Adobe responds to Apple’s issues regarding Flash on the iPhone and the iPad by Mark http://www.edibleapple.com/adobe-responds-to-apples-issues-regarding-flash-on-the-iphone-and-the-ipad/#comment-83799 Mark Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:40:06 +0000 http://www.edibleapple.com/?p=12380#comment-83799 The big problem with flash is that it's a programming environment for non-programmers! Anyone who's ever tried to create a "pause" in flash, knows what I mean. It's clumsy and bass-ackwards to program in and is thusly not very efficient in it's use of programming cycles. That's why it's so processor intensive. Now, there are some programmers with amazing skills that make smooth efficient code in Flash, but that is far from the norm. So, I don't think there really is any way for Adobe to make Flash more efficient, it's flawed from the start. The big problem with flash is that it’s a programming environment for non-programmers! Anyone who’s ever tried to create a “pause” in flash, knows what I mean. It’s clumsy and bass-ackwards to program in and is thusly not very efficient in it’s use of programming cycles. That’s why it’s so processor intensive. Now, there are some programmers with amazing skills that make smooth efficient code in Flash, but that is far from the norm. So, I don’t think there really is any way for Adobe to make Flash more efficient, it’s flawed from the start.

]]> Comment on Adobe responds to Apple’s issues regarding Flash on the iPhone and the iPad by Nick http://www.edibleapple.com/adobe-responds-to-apples-issues-regarding-flash-on-the-iphone-and-the-ipad/#comment-83798 Nick Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:24:14 +0000 http://www.edibleapple.com/?p=12380#comment-83798 Oh... and not to mention that it just doesn't work in many instances without there being a mouse cursor, making it pointless to a lot, if not all touchscreen devices. Flash doesn't and will not ever work on a touchscreen device... There is no way of replicating the movement and click of a mouse without the device becoming clumsy with extra buttons etc, whcih goes against the whole Apple theory... Nick Oh… and not to mention that it just doesn’t work in many instances without there being a mouse cursor, making it pointless to a lot, if not all touchscreen devices.

Flash doesn’t and will not ever work on a touchscreen device… There is no way of replicating the movement and click of a mouse without the device becoming clumsy with extra buttons etc, whcih goes against the whole Apple theory…

Nick

]]> Comment on Adobe responds to Apple’s issues regarding Flash on the iPhone and the iPad by Nick http://www.edibleapple.com/adobe-responds-to-apples-issues-regarding-flash-on-the-iphone-and-the-ipad/#comment-83797 Nick Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:20:28 +0000 http://www.edibleapple.com/?p=12380#comment-83797 @ Chad Zeluff ... and have you noticed how horrible that home star runner website is? I dont want sounds popping out of the speakers whenever I move the mouse, it turns me away instantly. Websites like that divulge in their own beliefs, not giving the user the experience they deserve. Flash isn't a bad bit of software, but it leads to bad design in a lot of instances. Steve Jobs idea is that if we can minimise the amount of bad work out there then the whole experience will be uch richer user end. Nick @ Chad Zeluff

… and have you noticed how horrible that home star runner website is? I dont want sounds popping out of the speakers whenever I move the mouse, it turns me away instantly.

Websites like that divulge in their own beliefs, not giving the user the experience they deserve.

Flash isn’t a bad bit of software, but it leads to bad design in a lot of instances. Steve Jobs idea is that if we can minimise the amount of bad work out there then the whole experience will be uch richer user end.

Nick

]]> Comment on Adobe responds to Apple’s issues regarding Flash on the iPhone and the iPad by addicted http://www.edibleapple.com/adobe-responds-to-apples-issues-regarding-flash-on-the-iphone-and-the-ipad/#comment-83796 addicted Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:41:40 +0000 http://www.edibleapple.com/?p=12380#comment-83796 @john: I guess that is why Apple has been pushing HTML5 apps as a dev platform? The only reason the App Store was even created because of developer uproar that Apple was pushing only Web dev over native dev. And what are Mozilla's, MSFT's, and Android's reasons for not having Flash yet? @john:

I guess that is why Apple has been pushing HTML5 apps as a dev platform? The only reason the App Store was even created because of developer uproar that Apple was pushing only Web dev over native dev.

And what are Mozilla’s, MSFT’s, and Android’s reasons for not having Flash yet?

]]> Comment on Adobe responds to Apple’s issues regarding Flash on the iPhone and the iPad by addicted http://www.edibleapple.com/adobe-responds-to-apples-issues-regarding-flash-on-the-iphone-and-the-ipad/#comment-83795 addicted Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:39:28 +0000 http://www.edibleapple.com/?p=12380#comment-83795 So will Adobe now respond to Android stakeholders (don't forget, Android doesn't still have Flash), MSFT (which has said Winmo 7 won't have flash because of performance concerns), Mozilla (which disables flash on mobile FF because of performance concerns) too? So will Adobe now respond to Android stakeholders (don’t forget, Android doesn’t still have Flash), MSFT (which has said Winmo 7 won’t have flash because of performance concerns), Mozilla (which disables flash on mobile FF because of performance concerns) too?

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