Linked List: May 12, 2008

Monday, 12 May 2008

RIM Announces New BlackBerry Bold, $150M Developer Fund ★

The Bold is the new iPhone-inspired model, but while it’s been named and the price is set ($300-400), there’s no release day yet. Some time this summer, apparently.

Portfolio: Apple and HBO Close to a Deal ★

Huge win for both companies.

Shape of Things to Come ★

The WSJ reports on a non-traditional trademark Apple has received on the three-dimensional shape of the iPod.

Why Doesn’t Apple Face the Innovator’s Dilemma? ★

Insightful analysis from Charlie Wood regarding the aforelinked “Good Enough” piece.

Pixar’s iPod-Like Heroine ★

Jonathan Ive consulted with Andrew Stanton on the design of Eve, the gleaming white robot in Wall-E.

More iPhone Carrier Announcements ★

Confirmation that there will be multiple carriers in Australia.

Good Enough ★

Charles Jade, suggesting that Apple abandon hard-to-negotiate revenue sharing agreements with phone carriers around the world:

Every day that goes by is a chance for someone, even Microsoft, to pull its collective corporate head out of the nether regions and create a “good enough” iPhone competitor that costs half as much.

Just like how every day is another chance for someone, even Microsoft, to create a “good enough” iPod competitor for half the price? No one’s going to beat Apple by being “good enough”. The only way to beat the iPhone is by creating something better. Someone may well soon deliver such a worthy rival, but, if so, it sure isn’t going to be at half the price.