Comments on: Are we seeing the end of free? http://www.investmentandbusinessnews.co.uk/new-media/are-we-seeing-the-end-of-free/ Irreverent, punchy and thought-provoking Wed, 02 Mar 2011 18:48:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Chris Shepherd http://www.investmentandbusinessnews.co.uk/new-media/are-we-seeing-the-end-of-free/comment-page-1/#comment-2608 Chris Shepherd Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:22:56 +0000 http://www.investmentandbusinessnews.co.uk/?p=6310#comment-2608 Apple was my first computer. The buzz soon wore off and I moved to the mainstream. Any one who locks themselves into an evolutionary cul de sac like Apple today is a dinosaur. It looks pretty & trendy, it is a product for trendies. When the trend is over, the product will fail, the roller coaster of consumer buzz will not sustain a product that seeks to lock out access of choice. George Orwell does not rule in 2010. Apple, along with Apricot, & all the other marques that seek to lock the consumer into their private world, are dinosaurs. Apple was my first computer. The buzz soon wore off and I moved to the mainstream. Any one who locks themselves into an evolutionary cul de sac like Apple today is a dinosaur. It looks pretty & trendy, it is a product for trendies. When the trend is over, the product will fail, the roller coaster of consumer buzz will not sustain a product that seeks to lock out access of choice. George Orwell does not rule in 2010.

Apple, along with Apricot, & all the other marques that seek to lock the consumer into their private world, are dinosaurs.

]]> By: A Shepherd http://www.investmentandbusinessnews.co.uk/new-media/are-we-seeing-the-end-of-free/comment-page-1/#comment-2598 A Shepherd Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:37:40 +0000 http://www.investmentandbusinessnews.co.uk/?p=6310#comment-2598 Reference to your "miracle car"..didn't someone improve exhaust systems quite a number of years ago using stainless steel? They WERE VERY expensive but, of course, less so these days. I seem to recall suggestions of "putting exhaust manufacturers out of business"; "no requirement for replacements or the guys that fit them". Clearly this hasn't happened and "traditional car makers" ought to embrace speedier development toward your "miracle car" - for all our sakes. Reference to your “miracle car”..didn’t someone improve exhaust systems quite a number of years ago using stainless steel? They WERE VERY expensive but, of course, less so these days. I seem to recall suggestions of “putting exhaust manufacturers out of business”; “no requirement for replacements or the guys that fit them”. Clearly this hasn’t happened and “traditional car makers” ought to embrace speedier development toward your “miracle car” – for all our sakes.

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