Category Archives: Business

parislemon • Why I Hate Android

Posted on January 10, 2012 by brad

Apple, for all the shit they get for being “closed” and “evil”, has actually done far more to wrestle control back from the carriers and put it into the hands of consumers. Google set off to help in this goal, … Continue reading →

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Man Becomes Legend

Posted on October 6, 2011 by brad

The iconic entrepreneur of the information age is gone. We are all mortal. Steve more so than his peers it seems. But really he had no peer. There are great entrepreneurs all over the place. But Steve was better than … Continue reading →

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Jobs made Apple great by ignoring profit

Posted on August 29, 2011 by brad

Steve Jobs’ legacy isn’t the Mac. It’s not the iPhone. Or the iPad. His legacy is in the creation of Apple itself, reminding us that profit is not the ultimate goal, but rather a consequence of something greater. via Jobs … Continue reading →

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Jobs’ One More Thing…

Posted on August 26, 2011 by brad

Great article by MG Siegler @ TechCrunch Yesterday, John Gruber wrote that, “Jobs’s greatest creation isn’t any Apple product. It is Apple itself.” I’d like to believe the timing and execution of this resignation is meant to showcase exactly that. … Continue reading →

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The Divergent Jobs Market

Posted on August 22, 2011 by brad

Great article on technology and the future from Marc Andreessen but what stood out for me is this: Secondly, many people in the U.S. and around the world lack the education and skills required to participate in the great new … Continue reading →

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Is Groupon The Biggest Scam Going Right Now?

Posted on August 18, 2011 by brad

Groupon’s great most of the time for customers but as a business it’s hard not to be a little skeptical of their future when you look at their financials. Seeing things like this doesn’t inspire confidence either. It is also … Continue reading →

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Warren Buffet: Stop Coddling the Super-Rich

Posted on August 15, 2011 by brad

Back in the 1980s and 1990s, tax rates for the rich were far higher, and my percentage rate was in the middle of the pack. According to a theory I sometimes hear, I should have thrown a fit and refused … Continue reading →

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The One Google Plus Feature Facebook Should Fear

Posted on July 1, 2011 by brad

Good take on Google(+|plus). It was a matter of time before they realized they should be better tying their properties together instead of creating a separate social site. However, when I loaded up Google Finance as I do every morning, … Continue reading →

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“Big Content” Is Strangling American Innovation

Posted on June 13, 2011 by brad

One of the greatest threats to the USs ability to innovate lies within: specifically, with the music and movie business. These Big Content businesses are attempting to protect themselves from change so aggressively that they risk damaging Americas position as … Continue reading →

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Apple v Lodsys

Posted on May 23, 2011 by brad

That’s good news. “Apple is undisputedly licensed to these patents and the App Makers are protected by that license,” wrote Bruce Sewell, Apple Senior Vice President and General Counsel. via Apple says developers are licensed for Lodsys patents.

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