Is This An iBus?
This is a bus I certainly won’t get.
Is This An iBus?
As a real programmer, I’m seriously allergic to adverts an d especially Apple products.
Cool Brands
The BBC is also reporting the coolest brands.
Top is Apple, which proves P. T. Barnum‘s statement of “there’s a sucker born every minute”. In fact of the top twenty brands, I only use five; YouTube, Google, BBC iPlayer, Sony and Nikon.
Surely though, the coolest brand in post-Olympic London is Heatherwick, who designed the Olympic flame and the New Bus for London.
Who’d have thought a bus could be cool, but then, who’d have thought that the BBC, would have designed, something that features highly on the list produced by Cool Brands.
An Interesting Slant On Apple
I found this article on the BBC web site. I like this interesting snippet.
This is what happens when a company is too cheap to invest in research and development. Did you know that Apple spends far less on R&D than any of its rivals – a paltry 2% of revenues, versus 14% for Google and Microsoft?
I’ve run R&D and you must spend to keep ahead of the game. Perhaps, Apple are too interested in making money?
But mugs will still queue up for the iPhone5. I won’t!
Hard Man Bruce Takes On Apple
According to the Sunday Times, Bruce Willis wants to leave all his downloaded music to his kids and the iTunes agreement doesn’t allow this.
Why would he want to do that?
Obviously, after he’s gone, he wants to have control of his kids’ musical taste.
How arrogant!
At least though for once, Apple have got it right.
China’s Fake Apple Stores
It would appear Apple has a problem.
Trying the iPad
I went into PC-World at Tottenham Hale to try an iPad. The reason is that I need a simple to use computer to take with me on my travels. Currently, I use a Samsung Netbook, but the keyboard isn’t the best for my hands.
So what do I need to do on the move.
- Browse the Internet.
- Send and receive e-mails.
- Update this blog.
- Buy travel tickets.
- I might want to write a few applications.
- I would also want it o be able to run my software Daisy, as I feel the two concepts are made for each other.
The iPad seems to fit a lot of these criteria and I was also able to use the touch screen keyboard easily. The last bit surprised me.
But the trouble with the iPad is that it’s an Apple product and is more about style rather than substance. I also feel strongly that the device needs to be Windows-based so that I can run Daisy. That may seem a bit of a small need, but just wait until I find a suitable Windows-based one and install Daisy!
Thanks though to Kevin in PC-World, who showed me professionally what the device can do!
How Not To Deal With Complaints
There is this article in The Times today.
We all know what we would like to happen.
What’s strikes me about this case, is that Apple are reported as requiring a gagging order before settling the customer’s problems. Isn’t this a bit over the top? I’m sure my late wife would have very strident views on this.
The Anonymous Widower 