Linked List: June 28, 2009

Sunday, 28 June 2009

Sony to Apple: ‘Thank You Sir, May I Have Another?’ ★

Reuters:

Sony Corp is considering developing a cellphone-game gear hybrid in a bid to better compete with Apple Inc’s highly popular iPod and iPhone, the Nikkei business daily said on Saturday.

That Sony is only now “considering” this epitomizes everything that’s wrong with them. They’ve been making both cell phones and handheld video game systems for years, and yet it didn’t occur to them to fuse the two until after the iPhone became a smash hit. It’s as though they learned nothing after watching the iPod kill the Walkman.

Jeff Atwood Buys an iPhone ★

Jeff Atwood:

The original iPhone was for ~~suckers~~ hard-core gadget enthusiasts only.

Good for him; he’s going to love it. But the idea that the original iPhone was only for suckers/enthusiasts brings to mind my observation regarding what recent switchers mean by “Apple fanboy”: someone who bought a Mac before they did.

iPhone 3GS Availability Chart ★

Selling very well.