Thoughts on a ridiculously connected world
A class-action suit against the long-running practice of Canadian mobile operators to charge unadvertised additional fees has just been certified by a judge in Saskatchewan. Any Canadians that would like to join the class action can do so here. (Roland, that means you!) Here is Michael Geist (Canada’s answer to Lawrence Lessig) on System Access [...]
Thu, September 20 2007 » Imported, Uncategorized » No Comments
Jobs is known for being cheeky – but check this out, then imagine the cursing going on in the boardrooms of Apple’s operator partners after today’s launch of the iPod Touch: Jobs: “Wi-Fi, as you know, is not only faster than 2.5G, but it’s faster than any 3G network”. Song playing on the iPod Touch: [...]
Wed, September 5 2007 » Imported, Uncategorized » No Comments
From the Toronto Star via Engadget Mobile: [RIM Co-CEO Balsillie] is also intensely critical of what appears to be an effort by Apple to wrest control of the customer experience in the consumer market. For example, the iPhone is being sold through Apple’s own stores, instead of strictly through AT&T Inc., which signed an exclusive [...]
Fri, July 13 2007 » Imported, Uncategorized » No Comments
