Linked List: November 2, 2010

Tuesday, 2 November 2010

Darrell Etherington, in a piece headlined “Why the iPad’s 95.5% Market Share Means Nothing, Yet”:

Right now, claiming that Apple is dominating the tablet market is a little like saying Alexander Graham Bell dominated the telephone industry in 1876. By almost all accounts, the iPad forged its own niche, and left competitors scrambling to catch up. But, as with the telephone, that doesn’t mean competitors won’t catch up.

If only Bell had managed to create a massive monopoly that lasted a century and ended only when the government broke it apart.

Roger Angell on the Giants’ Win ★

Eloquent as ever.

Larry Dignan on Tablet Pricing ★

Larry Dignan:

When Apple CEO Steve Jobs launched the iPad it wasn’t clear how aggressively these newfangled devices were priced. Now we know because Android tablets and other rival tablets can’t hang on pricing.

Today’s Apple has turned the pricing story on its head. Used to be the knock against Apple was their kit was overpriced. Now, even putting quality aside, competitors can’t match Apple’s prices.

Chalk ★

Free web app for the iPad from 37signals.

Muji Apps ★

iPad and iPhone apps from Muji, the minimalist Japanese design retailer. As Kottke writes, the apps really feel like the products Muji sells in their stores.

New York Times Election Results Map ★

Flash app for desktop browser, and a really nice HTML5 version for the iPad. (But, oddly, not the iPhone.)

Update: TPM’s election map is entirely Flash free, and works great on any mobile device with a decent browser.

From the Department of Headlines You Don’t See About the iPhone ★

Lifehacker: “How Can I Tell If an Android App Is Malware?”

San Francisco Giants Beat the Texas Rangers for First Title in 56 Years ★

Last time the Giants won the World Series, Willie Mays was playing centerfield at the Polo Grounds in New York. They earned it, with fantastic pitching and clutch hitting. A fun team to watch, and worthy champions. A great city gets to celebrate.