http://www.RexBlog.com/2010/01/25/20291?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=steve-jobs-is-not-the-savior-of-old-media-and-the-free-press Rex Hammock's Blog Sun, 15 Jan 2012 04:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.RexBlog.com/2010/01/25/20291/comment-page-1#comment-353573 JonDiPietro Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:18:23 +0000 http://www.RexBlog.com/2010/01/25/20291#comment-353573 "They now can create, commission and aggregate content of their own." That, my folks, is game, set and match. You could have substituted "arrogant media" in every instance where you mentioned "old media" and been just as accurate. Like the music industry's blood lust for crucifying its own customers for stealing music, the print media is looking upon its readers with the same disdain and hoping that the delivery device can save their bacon. One of the dirty secrets of Windows Vista is that a major factor in its slow down was the built-in Digital Rights Management hooks that were baked in to the operating system in order to placate the RIAA. Information wants to be free, and so does print and music. The problem is that many people can't understand the distinction between "wants" to be free and "should" be free. One has nothing to do with the other. “They now can create, commission and aggregate content of their own.” That, my folks, is game, set and match. You could have substituted “arrogant media” in every instance where you mentioned “old media” and been just as accurate. Like the music industry's blood lust for crucifying its own customers for stealing music, the print media is looking upon its readers with the same disdain and hoping that the delivery device can save their bacon. One of the dirty secrets of Windows Vista is that a major factor in its slow down was the built-in Digital Rights Management hooks that were baked in to the operating system in order to placate the RIAA. Information wants to be free, and so does print and music. The problem is that many people can't understand the distinction between “wants” to be free and “should” be free. One has nothing to do with the other.

]]> http://www.RexBlog.com/2010/01/25/20291/comment-page-1#comment-353574 smithmaria61 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:53:24 +0000 http://www.RexBlog.com/2010/01/25/20291#comment-353574 Tim Cook, from all outward appearances, has done his usual calm, cool and collected job as the replacement CEO as he has in the past as the company's Chief Operating Officer. We have not heard one single word questioning his ability to lead Apple through not only the internal turmoil Jobs' absence may have caused but also the external turmoil of the world economy at large. Tim Cook, from all outward appearances, has done his usual calm, cool and collected job as the replacement CEO as he has in the past as the company's Chief Operating Officer. We have not heard one single word questioning his ability to lead Apple through not only the internal turmoil Jobs' absence may have caused but also the external turmoil of the world economy at large.

]]> http://www.RexBlog.com/2010/01/25/20291/comment-page-1#comment-352837 Steve Jobs is not the savior o… | [mturro: in plain sight] Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:51:35 +0000 http://www.RexBlog.com/2010/01/25/20291#comment-352837 [...] Steve Jobs is not the savior of old media and the free press http://www.RexBlog.com/2010/01/25/20291 [...] [...] Steve Jobs is not the savior of old media and the free press http://www.RexBlog.com/2010/01/25/20291 [...]

]]> http://www.RexBlog.com/2010/01/25/20291/comment-page-1#comment-352832 JonDiPietro Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:18:23 +0000 http://www.RexBlog.com/2010/01/25/20291#comment-352832 "They now can create, commission and aggregate content of their own." That, my folks, is game, set and match. You could have substituted "arrogant media" in every instance where you mentioned "old media" and been just as accurate. Like the music industry's blood lust for crucifying its own customers for stealing music, the print media is looking upon its readers with the same disdain and hoping that the delivery device can save their bacon. One of the dirty secrets of Windows Vista is that a major factor in its slow down was the built-in Digital Rights Management hooks that were baked in to the operating system in order to placate the RIAA. Information wants to be free, and so does print and music. The problem is that many people can't understand the distinction between "wants" to be free and "should" be free. One has nothing to do with the other. “They now can create, commission and aggregate content of their own.” That, my folks, is game, set and match. You could have substituted “arrogant media” in every instance where you mentioned “old media” and been just as accurate. Like the music industry's blood lust for crucifying its own customers for stealing music, the print media is looking upon its readers with the same disdain and hoping that the delivery device can save their bacon. One of the dirty secrets of Windows Vista is that a major factor in its slow down was the built-in Digital Rights Management hooks that were baked in to the operating system in order to placate the RIAA. Information wants to be free, and so does print and music. The problem is that many people can't understand the distinction between “wants” to be free and “should” be free. One has nothing to do with the other.

]]> http://www.RexBlog.com/2010/01/25/20291/comment-page-1#comment-352819 buy r4 dsi Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:53:24 +0000 http://www.RexBlog.com/2010/01/25/20291#comment-352819 Tim Cook, from all outward appearances, has done his usual calm, cool and collected job as the replacement CEO as he has in the past as the company's Chief Operating Officer. We have not heard one single word questioning his ability to lead Apple through not only the internal turmoil Jobs' absence may have caused but also the external turmoil of the world economy at large. Tim Cook, from all outward appearances, has done his usual calm, cool and collected job as the replacement CEO as he has in the past as the company's Chief Operating Officer. We have not heard one single word questioning his ability to lead Apple through not only the internal turmoil Jobs' absence may have caused but also the external turmoil of the world economy at large.

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