Archive | August 22nd, 2009
Apple’s response to the FCC sheds light on its app review process
To the surprise of many, Apple made their response to the FCC available to the public. One of the more interesting tidbits of information relates to how Apple actually decides which apps make it onto iTunes and which ones don’t make the cut. Up until yesterday, that process was shrouded in mystery, and while there’s […]
Continue reading...iTunes dominates online US music sales [Chart]
22. August 2009
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With over 25% of purchased music in the US coming from iTunes, it’s hard to imagine iTunes’ market share taking a significant hit anytime soon. As services like Rhapsody and Napster continue to flounder, Amazon is probably best positioned to actually make some inroads against Apple. But as the chart below shows, Apple probably doesn’t […]
Continue reading...The hypocrisy of Michael Arrington re: Google Voice
22. August 2009
It wasn’t that long ago that TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington implied that Leo Laporte’s positive impressions of the Palm Pre were influenced by the fact that he received a free review unit from Palm to use for a week. How were we to take Laporte seriously, Arrington insinuated, when he was receiving a free demo […]
Continue reading...Does Apple fear Google is taking over the iPhone home screen?
22. August 2009
With good reason, a lot of people think TechCrunch founder Mike Arrington is a douchebag, but he finally raises an interesting point in an otherwise scathing and elitist post about how Apple’s answer to the FCC’s inquiry over the removal of Google Voice is a bunch of BS. Multiple sources at Google tell us that […]
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22. August 2009
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