Linked List: October 2, 2010

Saturday, 2 October 2010

The Talk Show, Episode 10 

This week’s episode of The Talk Show, wherein yours truly and Dan Benjamin talk about the new Apple TV 2, the Kindle 3, and my brief bit of time playing with a Windows Phone 7 prototype.

Marco Arment on the Kindle 3 

Marco Arment:

Because if my support emails about Kindle 3 support are any indication, Amazon is selling a lot of these. And at that price, it’s no wonder: $140 is barely more than many iPad cases. Amazon is clearly sending a message to the market:

“We’re not competing with the iPad. You can buy both if you want.”

I agree. Now that the prices start below $150, I see the Kindle as being to reading what the iPod Nano is to listening — a dedicated standalone device. The Kindle doesn’t compete against the iPad any more than the Nano competes against the iPod Touch.

‘The Léo Way’ 

The Economist makes the case for Léo Apotheker as a good choice to run HP.