Michael Gartenberg is an American technology journalist, analyst and blogger. He is a former[1] Apple Inc. employee,[2] and was previously a Research Director at Gartner,[3] focussed on the world of the interconnected consumer. (wikipedia)
It does what it's supposed to do, and it does it well.
It represents a big win for Apple and the Mac platform. But Apple doesn't represent a threat to AOL's business. Apple isn't a media company; it's not in online services. It's not the same threat as when Microsoft wanted interoperability.
You need to test your equipment and make sure you're ready to jump. You jump only after you've made an informed decision.
Vendors want to see you buy fully-configured, high-end systems. The question is, are there legions of users who resisted purchasing at that price? All of the major vendors are having systems in the sub-$1,000 range to offer new purchasers a chance.
There's a lot riding on Vista. Vista must be successful if they want to be an important player in the digital home.
How seamless does that mechanism need to be under this law? The devil here is in the detail. It's quite possible that Apple says they're in compliance with this law. No one is locked into Apple's music format.
The pricing model seems to be somewhat questionable here. People will ask why they need to spend that much money for a box.
The price sounds reasonable and should resonate with consumers,
More importantly, they've done it in a way that seems to be fairly understandable by consumers so you don't have to have a whole IT department in your house to make this stuff work.
The core trend is we're seeing high-speed wireless access integrated directly into the devices rather than requiring an add-on card.
