BANG - a new era in computing
Since I graduated college in 1997, there have been a few things that have been truly revolutionary:
- MP3s and the portable MP3 player
- Palm Pilots
- Affordable Cell Phones
- Cheap Computing Platforms
- Ubiquitous Internet Access in many areas
- On-line shopping
Do you know that all have in common? Apple has done all of these better on the iPhone. I’m not talking about the iPhone 3G… I’m talking on the iPhone. After an extended 1-year beta that I paid $499 to join, Apple has taken their “better Palm” and created a completely integrated platform that Windows always hoped it would be.
The way you install Windows hasn’t changed in about 15 years… As a techie you get used to it… you should marvel at the simplicity of the iPhone. Apple went after developers. Gave them a secure way to hock their products. Created a vertical installation and delivery system.
Beautiful.
Downloadable content on the Xbox and PS3s are very similar. How soon before the desktops follow? Vertical application stores provided by Dell, HP, etc?
We have more than enough computing power… Apple decided we simply needed to make it simpler to use.
