Comments on: Stand back! I’m not sure how big this thing is going to get!

By: Hans

Hans — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 15:13:39 +0000

Mr. Cardwell,

Would that be a *cute* live infant?

These things matter, you know.

By: Blain

Blain — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 10:00:05 +0000

Agreed, Ken. There was a review linked from Daring Fireball a few months back, from a mac user, actually praising Windows Mobile, even to the point of, “Maybe Microsoft should quit trying to make OS’s for PC’s and focus on their mobile OS.”

So it’s not a one-sided win. Actually, that could be a great barrier, if the iPhone (Were such a beast to be) didn’t have Outlook and other ties on the PC side right out of the gate.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 09:20:14 +0000

The commentator is correct. Among working journalists, “lede” is the preferred and almost exclusively used spelling, no matter what the dictionary says.

By: Simone Manganelli

Simone Manganelli — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 07:37:59 +0000

Gah! This commentator apologizes for accidentally using the word “mine”, which is a first person pronoun. He meant to use the word “his” instead. Apologies.

By: Simone Manganelli

Simone Manganelli — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 07:36:53 +0000

This commentator believes that looking to the New York Times for correct spelling (instead of, say, a dictionary, in which mine does not have the word “lede”) is akin to citing Wikipedia as a source in a scientific paper.

Nevertheless, the alternative definition given by the Macalope does indeed seem to be legitimate, and therefore this commentator will refrain from forcing the Macalope to adopt the more common spelling.

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 07:13:44 +0000

10 million Zunes next year!?!???

That’s funny, even M$ most rosy picture for Zune calls for ONE million Zunes by July 2007. ONE million in the first 8 months then 9 million in the next six. Talk about accelerating sales!

All of this assumes, Apply, Sony, SanDisk, Creative, iRiver, Toshiba, RCA, COBY, Archos, Samsung, Nextar, MobiBLU, iAudio, Philips, (insert more Chinese and Korean manufacturers here) etc., etc., etc., all sit around and do nothing new from here on out. The iPod ain’t the only game in town (though you can have mine when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers) and the WMA/Windoze DAP market is very, very crowded; almost all of which are more mature, more capable, and compete in more market segments than the Zune.

M$ will have to actually compete this time, something it is particularly bad at. And quickly, something it is REALLY bad at. Just like they don’t give Payton Manning SuperBowl MVP just for showing up for work in September, they’re going to have to actually play this game to win.

By: Macalope

Macalope — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 06:39:15 +0000

Simone,

The Macalope looks that damn word up every time he has to spell it and it can be spelled both ways. If you don’t believe him, please believe the New York Times.

By: Ken

Ken — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 06:35:47 +0000

Hate to say it, Rip, but Microsoft’s already in the phone business. And they’re not doing too poorly, either. Sure, Blackberry’s holding on strong with their smartphones, but Palm’s slipping, and I don’t know of any others. It’s not like the iPod in all ways.

By: fudo

fudo — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 06:12:34 +0000

Al,

deploy sarcasm detector, then try again.

By: Al

Al — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 06:00:08 +0000

Bill,

How can the iPhone be a flop when it hasn’t even been announced yet, let alone been released. It is less than vaporware.

The MacTablet does not exist either.

Yes, all Apple does is sell hardware and software. The software just makes it easier to sell the hardware. The media sales just break even. They are there just to sell the hardware as well.

How can you comment on a company you know absolutely nothing about?