August 2011
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Why Software Is Eating the World →
Today’s stock market actually hates technology, as shown by all-time low price/earnings ratios for major public technology companies. Apple, for example, has a P/E ratio of around 15.2—about the same as the broader stock market, despite Apple’s immense profitability and dominant market position (Apple in the last couple weeks became the biggest company in America, judged by market...
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Acer Plays iPad Denial As The PC Industry... →
parislemon:
So let me get this straight: the number one PC maker in the world is bowing out of that race amid declining sales.
The number two PC maker in the world just posted a net loss in the quarter — which, by the way, is their first loss ever.
But the PC business is totally peachy keen, right, Microsoft?
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Time For Facebook To Buy WebOS →
parislemon:
In the rush to analyze what HP just did, everyone is throwing around a ton of ideas for what happens next. Of those, Nicholas Carlson’s is the best so far.
Dan Frommer calls this “not a crazy idea”. I’d go farther. It’s a good one given Facebook’s vision. They clearly believe in HTML5 and are working towards that future, but at the same time, they need their own mobile OS solution....
“Aber wenn die Website des ULD der Maßstab sein soll, dann kann man das Internet...”
– Welten kollidieren: Facebook-Reichweitenanalyse heh
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NSR Stream: Wirtschaft, VCs,... Blogs →
cpoetter:
Momentan passiert in der Finanz- und Wirtschaftswelt doch eine Menge. Das kann schon etwas unübersichtlich werden. Eurobonds, ja oder nein. S&P Downgrade gerechtfertigt oder nicht. Es gibt viele Fragen.
Als interessierter Laie und Mensch, der seine Informationen vornehmlich aus dem Netz bezieht,…
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“netzpolitik.org, Digitale Gesellschaft und CCC sind Teil des Problems. Was...”
– Deutsche Netzpolitik: Bevormundung, Standortbenachteilung & Alternativlosigkeitsvermutung
Wie unschwer zu erkennen ist, leide ich an akuter Beschimpfungsunterversorgung.
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“Is Android profitable? The debit column just increased by $12 billion. Good luck...”
– Twitter / @asymco
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“The flash sale site Fab.com is receiving a lot of support from a powerhouse...”
– How Fab.com uses Twitter and celebrities for massive growth - Twitter (via thenextweb)
“My Klout score is an 83, which makes me a Thought Leader. There’s a lot of...”
– McSweeney’s list of Ineffective Pick-Up Lines for the Modern Internet Persona (via mrgn)
“SoundCloud is to Berlin what location-based social network Foursquare is to New...”
– sister cities and sister companies?
still waiting for the audio checkin
Berlin: Europe’s hottest startup hub - Aug. 9, 2011 (via fred-wilson)
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The Problem With All-Star Teams →
parislemon:
Great point by Matt Drance. It’s one thing to acquire the best talent, it’s another to manage it and get the most out of it.
As far as I know, that job now falls to Facebook’s Director of Design Kate Aronowitz.
“Der „Akte“-Beitrag kommt aus einem Bereich des Blöden, in dem die Beklopptheit...”
– „Akte“ deckt auf: Alle iPads kaputt « Stefan Niggemeier
“Nur falls Sie sich fragen, ob irgendjemand an irgendeiner Stelle in dieser...”
– „Akte“ deckt auf: Alle iPads kaputt « Stefan Niggemeier
An iOS Developer Takes on Android
nfarina:
Recently, we released the Android version of Meridian, our platform for building location-based apps.
We didn’t use one of these “Cross Platform!” tools like Titanium. We wrote it, from scratch, in Java, like you do in Android.
We decided it was important to keep the native stuff native, and to respect each platform’s conventions as much as possible. Some conventions are...
EA Founder: Apple Is At its Peak, It Can't Last... →
rickwebb:
He’s right, of course. Apple’s streak can’t last forever. But to think it’s just got a year or two is probably wishful thinking. A) Steve’s gonna be around for more than a year or two. B) Last time Steve left the company was in shit shape before he left, and THEN it began a slow decline. They lasted 13 years without him. The products in the last few years were utter crap, but for like...
“Hübsche Apps, aber keine Strategie für die eigene Plattform: Gowalla sollten...”
– Aus einem Kommentar von mir auf Google+