the adult swim cartoons are more comedic then dramas but I don’t see why something like this would work for a drama as well.

I’m actually interested in seeing what happens myself. I love Apple products and the company itself. My primary computer these days is a MacBook Pro. I’m definitely an Apple fanboy.

More than being about Apple, the blog entry was about the media business and them pinning their hopes on the iPad. Apple doesn’t claim they’re savior to the media business but media companies sure are behaving as if they believe the iPad will single-handedly save their business model. I don’t think it’s going to happen the way they think – not just because of the issues with the iPad that I listed but also because their model needs to change and they need to spend more time figuring out what those changes will entail. I’m open to being proven wrong, though. (I’m hoping I’m right though … though I love the ecosystems Apple creates, I don’t like their closed nature and would like to see some change there, as well.)

Apple has always provide the greatest unique user experience for its consumers. No one else. They don’t and won’t do it for Windows users, Linux users, or droid. That doesn’t bring revenu to its shareholders.

“The iPad is targeted at people who care enough… ” about the apple experience and can pay for it. Their are other options for tablets/slates/pads. Linux, droid, windows 7 tablet..

“That’s cute but the reality is few industries have found success by simply porting their existing business model to the digital arena.” Actually it never really works, once competition is introduced into the deigital arena.

“Companies must adapt and I don’t believe Apple is encouraging media companies to do so. ” They don’t have to, evolve or die. Change is the only constant, the media is going to be consumed in larger quantities becaused of develivery and scale. Get on board or lose out on the revenu. It’s their choice, someone else will step in and fill the void, this has happened at every evolutionary step in technology. There’s a sifting process that occurs. Automobiles, planes, manufacturing, computers, video games consoles, websites, search, music players,

Pricing – Most people still don’t have an extra $499, but they have $1/day for how many years? It about choices and what individuals derive as value.
Apple is a luxury brand. Period. It’s not for everyone.

“On top of that, this is a market where people still prefer buying on-contract phones because the price is subsidized.” Do the math, you can save more money by purchasing the phone out right and using a reduce plan, than what comes with the subsidized phone. You’ll pay for that phone twice before the contract is over. And get charged to get our of the contract. That gives them the money. The phone company has trained those consumers. Most folks, don’t, can’t or won’t do the simple money math. It’s what makes marketing so powerful.

You make all the points, only to end on this.
““Even a broken clock is right twice a day” is an oft-heard refrain. The opposite of that must be something along the lines of even the perfect stumble sometimes.”

Apple’s time to stumble? Apple is what it is, a highly admired company, that everyone wants applied to their life, but don’t want to pay the price. Whatever that price may be, money, platform, ecosystem, multitasking (the only people that do this, are mothers.).
There is no multitasking, only multiprocessors working on bits of a task.

Let’s talk soon.

The company I started is called Actuan.

Problem is, if you have a deliverable that is needed at a good price, folks can’t turn you down. Your 1st mistake was wowing the company who took your ideas, and you didn’t get paid! You performed a great consulting service for nothing. Why pay for it when you give it away for free??? By the way, what is the name of your company?

African Americans must engage in the Re-branding of themselves. They must employ the marketing strategy of branding and reject every image, action, advertisement, conversation or product that does not improve how they see themselves. When this happens there will be record numbers of African Americans going to college, starting business, establish families and fulfilling their dreams which is the “The Dream.”