My brother blogged on his thoughts concerning Apple’s “walled garden” comparing it more to a grocery store, or to a “boxed software” store–sacrificing choice for
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AT&T Unveils their “Incentives”
This article in the NY Times continues the hand-wringing concerning the new AT&T data plans. Â For those that haven’t heard, AT&T is doing away with
Ubiquity or Proprietary?
As you may know, I am looking forward to the day when our “textbooks” will be digital and students can purchase them at a fraction of what they pay
Economics Dooms Health Care Reform to failure.
In the last post I wrote about the perversions of incentives that cause the problems in the health care system. Â Let me point out that
Perverse Incentives: Patients are our own worst Enemy with Health Costs
Okay, here’s another problem, since spend way too much time talking about the mandate… let’s talk basic economics. The whole initiative is predicated on a
Welcome to the “New Grand Experiment”
Let the experiment begin. I am not alone in my expectation that the Health Care (insurance) reform will not improve Health Care (it won’t make
iPad Demands…
Writing as an academic, I desperately want to get my hands on (the demand data for) the iPad.  Specifically,  I wonder about the “pre-order” demands that have
NEXUS “Not Selling Well” — Really?
I caught in Twitter today a “retweet” from @MacsFuture where they said that the Nexus 1 isn’t selling well. There was a link to the
Could Apple Actually KILL eBooks?
Once again we can’t turn on a news reader on the internet without be reminded of the Great Steve (not me–Jobs) and how he always
My Thoughts: An Apple Tablet WON’T look like this…
I have seen all the mock-ups, and the “leaked” images, and various speculations, and what strikes as interesting is how uncreative so many folks seem
