But will it actually take much of a bite out of the Apple? More than 2 million songs – including those by Amy Winehouse, U2 and 50 Cent – will be made available for download from Amazon’s US site, with tracks costing either .89 cents or .99 cents, and albums between $5.99 and $9.99. The […]

Nov. 9 in Britain will be a retailer’s day to remember. Apple has announced that will be the day they offer their iPhone to the public. The price set for the retail sale is GBP 269 (USD 537). Ouch! Plus, users will have to sign an 18-month contract (no 12 month option I guess) at […]

From SurveyU.com, 15% of college students own or are now ready to own an iPhone when their contract expires and the NEVER WILING TO BUY AN IPHONE has dropped to 11%. In a flash poll conducted the evening of September 5, 1,000 college students were surveyed to gauge the impact of the announced price reductions. […]

First, ringtones are not a huge deal to me – other than me mocking the idiotic choices that people select for their ringtones … because nothing could be more gangsta than having a Young Jeezy ringtone go off as you ask your patient if they are Delta Dental 😉 You could not be more street […]

Are we getting a repeat of the iPod? There it is – a big target as big as daylight – right by the broad side of the barn … yet, after 6 years, you still get comments & reviews of competiting products that offer faint praise such as … “Slightly more expensive than the iPod,” […]

One of the arguments that get trotted out when Apple wants to maintain iTunes video/music pricing (or lower prices) is that all it will do is help Apple sell more iPods. Um, so? How is that different than DVD’s on sale for $3.99 or $5.99 every week at Circuit City & Best Buy … are […]

Businessweek is reporting that Apple is considering bidding on 700 Mhz spectrum going up for auction in January of 2008.  Maybe they are waking up and smelling the bad aroma of their bed mate AT&T after all? Dubbed “beachfront property” by the Federal Communications Commission, signals at the 700Mhz spectrum could provide far faster Internet […]

With the onslaught of iPod changes, it’s easy to get confused as to what’s new, and what’s different – especially now that old iPhone users get $100 credit – a free or nearly free iPod (some models). THE SHUFFLE The shuffle is perfect for someone who flat out wants the smallest, least obtrusive thing to […]

The just announced price drop of the iPhone to $399 is an interesting launch price scenario that would make for an interesting research piece or PhD thesis. During the launch of any product now, people go look at eBay as the “marketplace” for judging hype and of course, supply & demand. Interestingly enough, during the […]

If Sun Tzu (Art of War) were alive today – he would add a chapter to his treatise on war & business – do not go out of your way to annoy Steve Jobs. Sure, on stage Steve Jobs seems like a pleasant man dressed in jeans and a mock turtleneck and you figure someone […]