Daniel Eran Dilger
Microsoft’s current and future operating system projects, Windows Vista, Windows Seven, and Singularity, share too much in common with Apple’s failures of the mid-90s. Each project bears a striking resemblance to the three catastrophes that nearly killed Apple in the early 90s, and for many of the same core reasons. Here’s why, and what this means for the future of the PC desktop, the Windows platform, and new emerging mobile markets.
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Windows Vista, 7, and Singularity: The New Copland, Gershwin, Taligent
April 22nd, 2008 — History, Journal, Markets, Mobiles, Software, Tech, the Media
How Microsoft has become the Beleaguered Apple ‘96
April 19th, 2008 — History, Markets, Software, Tech
Daniel Eran Dilger
Windows Enthusiasts have been working hard to advance the idea that Apple has become the new Microsoft, supposedly by monopolizing the market for music sales and MP3 players and in creating new bodies of technology in its own image to discover territories outside of Microsoft’s reach. However, they’re missing something far more interesting: Microsoft is reverting to become the beleaguered old Apple of the mid 90s. Here’s how.
IBM’s Strategic Interest in Macs Goes Beyond Pilot Program
April 18th, 2008 — Journal, Markets, Mobiles, Software, Tech, the Media
Daniel Eran Dilger
The Mac pilot program within IBM Research, outlined in the previous article, is only a small part of IBM’s corporate efforts to diversify its computing platforms and push the adoption of Macs in particular. A number of internal sources wrote to provide additional details on IBM’s current and future plans.
IBM Launches Pilot Program for Migrating to Macs
April 16th, 2008 — Journal, Markets, Mobiles, Software, Tech
Daniel Eran Dilger
As further evidence of the growing interest in Macs among enterprise customers, IBM’s Research Information Services launched an internal pilot program designed to study the possibility of moving significant numbers of employees to the Mac platform. The study has already found an enthusiastic response from participants and is helping to drive Mac support for IBM’s business applications.
Using Back to My Mac… to Catch a Thief!
April 15th, 2008 — Journal, Software, Tech
Daniel Eran Dilger
After a burglar broke into her truck and stole her iPhone and MacBook, a woman in Santa Cruz teamed up with a friend to use Mac OS X Leopard’s “Back to My Mac” screen sharing feature to track and identify the thief for the police.
iPhone 2.0: Exchange vs Leopard Server
April 8th, 2008 — History, Journal, Markets, Mobiles, Software, Tech, the Media
Daniel Eran Dilger
Is Apple’s announcement of Exchange Server support in the upcoming iPhone 2.0 software an admission of failure for the company’s apparent plans to push its own Exchange alternative in Mac OS X Leopard Server? Reader Pete Wann asked the question; here’s what I think about it.
Filling the Unlocked iPhone Gap with .Mac
April 5th, 2008 — Journal, Markets, Mobiles, Software, Tech
Daniel Eran Dilger
As Apple struggles to adapt its retail store inventories to account for sales flowing out of the country, the company has hinted that it may adopt other business models to target markets outside of the US. Apple COO Tim Cook has said the company is not exclusively married to the carrier revenue sharing model it began with AT&T, and which it also maintains in varying degrees with T-Mobile, O2, and Orange in Europe. Here’s how Apple could diversify its revenue options by integrating .Mac services into its mobile WiFi platform.
Does the iPhone Shortage Herald an Impending 3G Release? Probably Not
April 4th, 2008 — Journal, Markets, Mobiles, Software, Tech, the Media
Daniel Eran Dilger
Apple Stores across the US are running out of iPhones, resulting in the rumor that Apple is allowing inventory levels to dry up in advance of the release of a new 3G model. While this commonly does happen prior to the release of a new model, the current iPhone shortage appears to be a artifact of unpredictably high demand from foreign markets rather than an artificial supply shortage, here’s why.
Are iPhone Sales Limited to Apple Fans? Apparently Not.
April 2nd, 2008 — Journal, Markets, Mobiles, Software, Tech, the Media
Daniel Eran Dilger
Michael Mace of Rubicon Consulting interviewed 460 iPhone users–0.01% of the installed base, all users in the US–and published the results in a white paper. Here’s the more interesting bits Mace reported, with a look at how the tech media has worked to sensationalize some of his findings, particularly the unsurprising concept that most iPhone buyers are already familiar with Apple’s products.
Exploring Time Capsule: Time Machine over the Network vs USB
April 2nd, 2008 — AI, Journal, Markets, Software, Tech
Time Capsule is billed as an ideal backup target for Time Machine. At the same time, networked drives (and particularly wireless shares) are often slower than a directly connected USB backup drive. This segment, the fifth of six exploring Time Capsule in depth, compares the pros and cons of using a solution like Time Capsule and the AirPort Extreme to perform Time Machine backups relative to using a directly attached hard drive.
Continues: Exploring Time Capsule: Time Machine over the Network vs USB
