Moto has sold a LOT of consumer products and they have been in business a lot longer then Apple, but their product releases are very very different.
Motorola doesn't have hundreds of fanboy websites and BBS' eagerly anticipating product releases and updates. Apple does, and they've learned how to deal with this.
With the exception of the Motorola Razor and their iTunes phone, consumer don't usually stop buying current Motorola products while anticipating upcoming products. Motorola is accustom to announcing a new products early with no repercussions to their ability to clear remaining inventory of old products. This is not the case for Apple.
It depends on the product. In this case, I think Apple is right. Motorola doesn't have much experience with releasing consumer products that people lust for... Apple does.
If you announce an iTunes / Motorola Cellphone before it is ready to hit the market, you adversely affect current sales of iPods and Moto phones. People like to have the next best thing, and they hate buying something that's outdated in a month. Consumers will usually hold off on purchasing a new device if they can get a cooler device in a few months / weeks.
This is precisely why Apple usually announces hardware and sells it the very same day. If they don't do that, they have to liquidate a load of outdated hardware. Consumers won't buy a 15 gig iPod if they know a 20 gig with more features will be on sale for the same price next month.
The only time Apple doesn't do this is when they have a future product that doesn't directly compete against what they are currently selling.
Apple has one of the best inventory records in the tech industry. Motorola should listen them.
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True, but to burn something you need to position those shields with precision... which would be damn near impossible if you were trying to maintain focus upon a moving vessel.
I don't know if that analogy works. Many people learn how to drive a manual transmission in other countries because of some sort of law.
For example, in the UK you can't drive a manual transmission if you're not licensed to drive a manual transmission.... so people get licensed to drive with a manual transmission.
Moreover, US roadways are more suited for automatics. We have big dumb traffic packed freeways, and few people have access to smaller fun roads which become entertaining with a stick.
Lazy, perhaps. But I live in SF and there is a) horrible traffic, and b) hills so steep that blocks are littered with stop signs and sidewalks are replaced with block length flights of concrete stairs. I'd love to have a stick, but it really f'n annoying in those conditions.
I bought at 18 before the two stock splits... Apple payed for a nice chunk of college:)
My broker advised against it, but I figured someone was going to buy Apple or Steve Jobs was going to make it profitable again. A company ain't going to drop off the face of the earth if it has tons of valuable intellectual property and a fanatic evangelistic install base.
Ya, but Apple knows people who want a two button mouse will buy one.
Two buttons are actually fairly confusing for many users. You may be surprised how many Windows users never touch that thing unless tech support tells them to do so.
Moreover, by only shipping a single button mouse, developers are forced to make sure their apps can work without multiple buttons. You'll never see an important Mac app where important application options can't be reached through the menu, achieved via drag and drop, etc. This is not the case with other operating systems.
Because "liberals" in the US are socialists? please.
Liberal typically refers to people in favor of progressive reform, not reverting back to antiquated practices, ideologies, or institutions of the past.
An MBA can be a good thing, -IF- you get it from an institution with some clout. There are a LOT of lame easy MBA programs, and there are a lot of lame people who like to tout their easily acquired MBAs. Those of us who have been through real graduate programs can spot these people... and we could care less about them.
Moreover, I'd recommend getting a masters degree in something aside from business. It's fairly easy to find someone with a CS BS and an MBA.
I know this might sound weird, but look into things like cognitive psychology, industrial design, interactive design, biology, game design, etc. These are all industries that are starving for people who understand CS.
True, but carrying a ton of garbage in your pockets can be VERY annoying... and that's what industrial designers are trying to solve. My pants are full of ridiculous garbage. My Costanza sized wallet, my keys, my phone, my iPod, headphones, my pen drive, a ton of change, and, as I recall, some testicles buried some place in there.
I think a media player / camera / phone isn't a bad idea... if it were done properly. And no one has really done it properly... yet.
Country of origin was not taken into account with their research. That variable might be worth examining if student misconceptions were relatively low. Yet, considering the popularity of misconceptions far outweighs the possible number of students born abroad, it's not really worth examining. Moreover, there are already sociological studies with that data... you can probably find some full-text research on Ebsco.
Honestly, all of this depends upon the school and grad program you enter. A graduate degree can be anything from an easily acquired MBA from a lame grad program, or it can be massive personal sacrifice.
You really have to visit or call universities. Talk to the people who run graduate programs that interest you. They all look for different admissions criteria and range in difficulty.
I'm currently enrolled in a graduate graphic and interactive design program. It's not uncommon for me to do 60+ hours of school work a week. It sucks. I have absolutely no social life, I can't work, I'm living off of student loans, I'm up to my eyes in debt, and although I'm still fairly young (25) - my body can't stay up for hours on end like it once did.
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Please. You're missing the point.
Moto has sold a LOT of consumer products and they have been in business a lot longer then Apple, but their product releases are very very different.
Motorola doesn't have hundreds of fanboy websites and BBS' eagerly anticipating product releases and updates. Apple does, and they've learned how to deal with this.
With the exception of the Motorola Razor and their iTunes phone, consumer don't usually stop buying current Motorola products while anticipating upcoming products. Motorola is accustom to announcing a new products early with no repercussions to their ability to clear remaining inventory of old products. This is not the case for Apple.
Not the iPod Shuffle.
It's the only player I can think of without a display.... and it's very popular.
It depends on the product. In this case, I think Apple is right. Motorola doesn't have much experience with releasing consumer products that people lust for... Apple does.
If you announce an iTunes / Motorola Cellphone before it is ready to hit the market, you adversely affect current sales of iPods and Moto phones. People like to have the next best thing, and they hate buying something that's outdated in a month. Consumers will usually hold off on purchasing a new device if they can get a cooler device in a few months / weeks.
This is precisely why Apple usually announces hardware and sells it the very same day. If they don't do that, they have to liquidate a load of outdated hardware. Consumers won't buy a 15 gig iPod if they know a 20 gig with more features will be on sale for the same price next month.
The only time Apple doesn't do this is when they have a future product that doesn't directly compete against what they are currently selling.
Apple has one of the best inventory records in the tech industry. Motorola should listen them.
True, but to burn something you need to position those shields with precision... which would be damn near impossible if you were trying to maintain focus upon a moving vessel.
I don't know if that analogy works. Many people learn how to drive a manual transmission in other countries because of some sort of law.
For example, in the UK you can't drive a manual transmission if you're not licensed to drive a manual transmission.... so people get licensed to drive with a manual transmission.
Moreover, US roadways are more suited for automatics. We have big dumb traffic packed freeways, and few people have access to smaller fun roads which become entertaining with a stick.
Lazy, perhaps. But I live in SF and there is a) horrible traffic, and b) hills so steep that blocks are littered with stop signs and sidewalks are replaced with block length flights of concrete stairs. I'd love to have a stick, but it really f'n annoying in those conditions.
I bought at 18 before the two stock splits... Apple payed for a nice chunk of college :)
My broker advised against it, but I figured someone was going to buy Apple or Steve Jobs was going to make it profitable again. A company ain't going to drop off the face of the earth if it has tons of valuable intellectual property and a fanatic evangelistic install base.
Ya, but Apple knows people who want a two button mouse will buy one.
Two buttons are actually fairly confusing for many users. You may be surprised how many Windows users never touch that thing unless tech support tells them to do so.
Moreover, by only shipping a single button mouse, developers are forced to make sure their apps can work without multiple buttons. You'll never see an important Mac app where important application options can't be reached through the menu, achieved via drag and drop, etc. This is not the case with other operating systems.
Because "liberals" in the US are socialists? please.
Liberal typically refers to people in favor of progressive reform, not reverting back to antiquated practices, ideologies, or institutions of the past.
Nah dude. He write some fairly ridiculous op ed garbage.
If you annoy them... they will read.
Agreed.
An MBA can be a good thing, -IF- you get it from an institution with some clout. There are a LOT of lame easy MBA programs, and there are a lot of lame people who like to tout their easily acquired MBAs. Those of us who have been through real graduate programs can spot these people... and we could care less about them.
Moreover, I'd recommend getting a masters degree in something aside from business. It's fairly easy to find someone with a CS BS and an MBA.
I know this might sound weird, but look into things like cognitive psychology, industrial design, interactive design, biology, game design, etc. These are all industries that are starving for people who understand CS.
Well, if the Japanese find oil up there, we may be forced to liberate the moon in the name of freedom.
Agreed. People need to stop promoting this douche bag.
He intentionally writes dumb columns in order to (negatively) attract readers.
I don't know. That thing has some major interface design problems (weird keypad and joystick) and not enough memory.
Just my 2
I love the fact that we have this awesome new homeland security department... as well as fairly crappy homeland security.
True, but carrying a ton of garbage in your pockets can be VERY annoying... and that's what industrial designers are trying to solve. My pants are full of ridiculous garbage. My Costanza sized wallet, my keys, my phone, my iPod, headphones, my pen drive, a ton of change, and, as I recall, some testicles buried some place in there.
I think a media player / camera / phone isn't a bad idea... if it were done properly. And no one has really done it properly... yet.
Agreed... any good slashdot reader should know that ;)
No... it will cost you $10,000 to put music on your iPod. I saw that on a TV commercial. TV doesn't lie.
The UC system? Good luck putting RFID tags on Berkeley students.
Considering that most major labels are owned by one of four media companies, all which LOVE drm... I doubt MP3Tunes will take off.
Sure, they might get a real musician or band every once and a while... but I can't see this model becoming successful.
Nah, ALF never went home. The show ended on a cliff hanger. He was captured by the CIA or something.
Although, Alf does have a talkshow now.
There are several 3rd party solutions that allow iTunes to share and stream music via the internet.
Check the big shareware sites.
Well, here is the study
Future of First Amendment Report (456K) PDF
Country of origin was not taken into account with their research. That variable might be worth examining if student misconceptions were relatively low. Yet, considering the popularity of misconceptions far outweighs the possible number of students born abroad, it's not really worth examining.
Moreover, there are already sociological studies with that data... you can probably find some full-text research on Ebsco.
Where is this against the law?
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html
Any real graphic designer knows good 'ol CRTs are still the way to go. ;)
Honestly, all of this depends upon the school and grad program you enter. A graduate degree can be anything from an easily acquired MBA from a lame grad program, or it can be massive personal sacrifice.
You really have to visit or call universities. Talk to the people who run graduate programs that interest you. They all look for different admissions criteria and range in difficulty.
I'm currently enrolled in a graduate graphic and interactive design program. It's not uncommon for me to do 60+ hours of school work a week. It sucks. I have absolutely no social life, I can't work, I'm living off of student loans, I'm up to my eyes in debt, and although I'm still fairly young (25) - my body can't stay up for hours on end like it once did.