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The Case Against Apple
Jason Calacanis, CEO of Mahalo.com and generally respected geek recently presented The Case Against Apple in Five Parts, explaining that he's an Apple fan but has grown fed up with them recently. Much has been said in many places about the merits of his arguments, but the general concensus seems to be that he's mostly talking rubbish. However, he's talking enough sense to be worth considering, and I don't disagree with everything he says. I had a lively discussion around this with a colleague, who urged me to blog my thoughts, so I am. I recommend reading the original post, and perhaps one or two of the other good responses. But anyway, here's the relevant bits, along with my take on them...
More iPhone Apps
Last week I shared some of my favourite iPhone apps. Here's a few more, including transport tools, media apps and a set of web information tools...
The Cost Of Internet TV
I've recently gone from being an occasional reader to an avid follower of the BBC's Internet Blog. It's written by some of the senior people in my devision (Future Media & Technology), though it's about the BBC's web presence, not something I work on. It can provide fascinating insights into some of the work that goes on behind bbc.co.uk, iPlayer and more. If you've got even a vague interest in both technology and the BBC, it's well worth a look.
Today's post by Ashley Highfield sent me on a chain of links which made my blood boil. The Telegraph have recently published a few articles about the cost of online TV. It's an issue which is large in the minds of the BBC, as ISPs' concern grows about increasing internet bandwidth usage due to the growth of online video. iPlayer has contributed heavily due to its success.
