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Steve Wozniak on the iPod

The Telegraph’s recent interview with Steve Wozniak has gotten a lot of play online today for some reason. I don’t see what the big deal is. He predicts the imminent death of the company's most popular product, the iPod. "The iPod has sort of lived a long life at number one," he says. "Things...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 10-08-2008
Credit where credit is due (Apple edition)

So I'm quick to point out flaws in Apple products, mostly because the rest of the world, including the tech and mainstream press, just gives them a pass. I have, however, had a few notable and positive Apple-related experiences in recent days. And they bear some discussion. iPhone 2.1 software update...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-16-2008
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 Dumping CDs, iTunes Gift Cards

I've discussed the horror show that is Starbucks before, and it seems like the company is continuing its slow retreat back to a pure-play café experience. I think I'm OK with that: Starbucks, which has been scaling back its once-grand ambitions to turn itself into an entertainment hub, is...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 06-25-2008
Apple sells over 5 billion songs via iTunes Store

From Apple PR : Apple today announced that music fans have purchased and downloaded over five billion songs from the iTunes Store ( www.itunes.com ). iTunes is the number one music retailer in the US and features the largest music catalog with over eight million songs. Also, iTunes customers are now...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 06-19-2008
HBO heads to iTunes

Can we finally put the "no variable pricing on iTunes" baloney to the side. It's never really been true and it's pretty clear that Apple will actually bend over backwards for content providers if the company feels it's important enough. Case in point: HBO just joined iTunes today...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 05-13-2008
What they're not telling you about Apple's 'same day as DVD' deal

I first wrote about this last week in WinInfo Short Takes, but an article by David Carr in today's New York Times once again blurs the lines of reality when it comes to Apple's recent deal with movie companies. In this deal, Apple gets the right to sell movies digitally via iTunes on the same...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 05-05-2008
Purchase New Movies on iTunes Same Day as DVD Release

Apple PR : Apple today announced that new movie releases from major film studios and premier independent studios are available for purchase on the iTunes Store on the same day as their DVD release. New releases and catalog titles will be available from 20th Century Fox, The Walt Disney Studios, Warner...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 05-01-2008
Apple is STILL lying about closed captioning in Ratatouille

Last month, I pointed out Apple's surreal use of the movie "Ratatouille" as an example of Closed Captioning support in iTunes during the teve Jobs keynote. It's surreal because Ratatouille, wasn't--and still isn't--available in a version with closed captioning from the iTunes...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 02-13-2008
Traveling with iPods

On my return flight from Denver, I was amused to discover that the guy across the aisle and one row up from me was a proto-geek, and, frankly, kind of a pain in the ass: He placed his laptop in the seat pocket after we were told we couldn't do so, and then he argued with the flight attendant when...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 02-08-2008

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