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Apple offers up evolutionary iPod updates, Jobs at music event

Today’s 9/9/9 Apple event was surprisingly light on surprises. Steve Jobs returned to the stage after almost a year’s absence and got a nice standing ovation. But Apple’s announcements were mostly lukewarm, and had been telegraphed weeks in advance. Among the key announcements are: Big numbers. Apple...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-09-2009
Microsoft's Zune continues to struggle

I think we all realize the Zune isn't exactly setting the world on fire. But in these days leading up to the release of the Zune HD, things have apparently gotten worse than ever . To be sure, the Zune provides a tiny, and apparently deteriorating portion of Microsoft's business. Revenue for...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 07-30-2009
WWDC 2009: Time for a reality check

Apple is providing its WWDC 2009 keynote address today, providing some interesting info about its Mac and iPhone platforms. But this is Apple we're talking about. So it's time for a reality check. 75 million Mac OS X users. Apple claimed that the OS X user base magically jumped from 25 million...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 06-08-2009
iTunes Store goes HD for movie purchases, rentals

I was wondering when this would happen. Previously, you could only rent TV shows and movies in HD via the Apple TV. Now you can buy , and do it all from the PC: Apple today announced that iTunes customers can purchase and rent box office favorites including "Quantum of Solace" and "Twilight"...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 03-19-2009
Apple Announces New iPod shuffle

Apple PR confirms that the company will not stop short of ludicrously small in its devices: World’s Smallest Music Player Now Talks to You Apple today introduced the all-new iPod shuffle, the world’s smallest music player at nearly half of the size of the previous model, and the first music player that...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 03-11-2009
iTunes Plus upgrades go a la carte

When Apple announced that they were going fully DRM-free earlier this month, I hailed it as a good sign. In fact, with Windows 7 picking up AAC compatibility across the board, iTunes’ use of 256 Mbps non-protected AAC files suddenly makes more sense, and that service is among those offering the highest...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 01-29-2009
Quickie, off-the-cuff reaction to today's iPod/iTunes announcements

It's been a long day, and I still have to head out to see some folks for dinner, so I won't have time for a long write-up until tomorrow at the earliest. But here are some early reactions to what Apple announced today. Dominant. Apple controls 73.4 percent of the market for MP3 players in the...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-09-2008
Starbucks to Give Away Free ITunes Songs

Hey, it worked for Pepsi. I think. AP reports : Starbucks Corp. plans to give away 50 million free digital songs to customers in all of its domestic coffee houses to promote a new wireless iTunes music service that's about to debut in select markets. From Oct. 2 to Nov. 7, baristas in the company's...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-24-2007

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