38 posts and columns on Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Why You’re Not Getting a “Real” Apple TV for Christmas

in Media on August 24, 2012 at 9:28 am PT

Apple can make a nice TV set, but it can’t make an awesome TV set unless it can cut deals with the TV Industrial Complex. So, no Apple TV set anytime soon.
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CliffsNotes for Apple’s Education Event

in Media on January 19, 2012 at 4:00 am PT

Apple wants to reinvent textbooks. Will it bring the publishers along, or work around them?

Android Users Like Apps, But Don’t Like Paying For Them

in Media on May 27, 2011 at 5:47 am PT

Another volley in the app wars: A new study that says Google’s Android App Market is stuffed full of free apps, but has very few people will pay for.

Hey Look! Here's a Guy Singing About the iPhone on Verizon

in Media on December 22, 2010 at 7:51 am PT

If you’re into that kind of thing.

Fortune Tackles Its Web Site Again, With a High-Profile Hire

in Media on January 21, 2010 at 4:12 am PT

Here’s what qualifies as a man-bites-dog story these days: A big mainstream business publication hiring an experienced business journalist. Weird, right? But true: Fortune magazine has hired veteran writer Dan Roth to run and revitalize the title’s Web site. He starts as managing editor next week.