Continue reading Apple has sold three million iPads in 80 days
Apple has sold three million iPads in 80 days originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | |Email this|CommentsThis changing of the guard caps one of the most stunning turnarounds in business history, as Apple had been given up for dead only a decade earlier. But the rapidly rising value attached to Apple by investors also heralds a cultural shift: Consumer tastes have overtaken the needs of business as the leading force shaping technology.
"The MPAA has submitted no proof that grant of the waiver will serve the public interest at all. To the contrary, what proof exists in the record shows that the 'problem' of a longer window for release of movies to MVPDs than for release on DVDs is a business decision made by MPAA's members. Rather than shed crocodile tears for the poor shut-ins and busy parents who must either subscribe to NETFLIX to get the earlier window or wait a whole thirty days, MPAA's members could simply negotiate a shorter release window."Hopefully the FCC listens.
Continue reading Movie Gadget Friday: Code 46
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Movie Gadget Friday: Code 46 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink|Email this|CommentsI'm always looking for a new idea that will be more productive than its cost. -- David Rockefeller