It’s 1984 all over again: Apple’s paradigm shift
Today, E. Blasberg joins the ranks of TVMama contributors. E. Blasberg is an admitted Apple Fanboy, but he also knows more about it than most, and he isn’t afraid to be critical when the time is right. Here, he defends AppleTV, which has been criticized roundly in some quarters, as a harbinger of an entire new industry – and miles ahead of other products in the field. - TV Mama
By E. Blasberg
Predictions, especially in the world of high-tech, are a suckers game. The Prophets are invariably wrong: “Only toy computers use mice” (1984), “The iPod will never sell” (2001), “No one wants a cell phone without a hard keyboard” (yesterday). They were (or, in the case of the last quote, will be) all wrong. The one certain rule of thumb these days seems to be: Never underestimate Steve Jobs (CEO of Apple, Inc.). Read the rest of this entry »
