Archive for the 'Apple' Category
16:24:03 up 365 days, 14:56
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
You know what that means? Uptime reports today this server has been running for exactly 1 year uninterrupted.
A small milestone, but a nice one nonetheless. Thanks to Slicehost for some seriously great hosting! Clearly, I have been 100% satisfied over the past year. They were recently bought by Rackspace, but I’m sure they’ll continue to have great service.
You may also notice the Mac OSXness. Well, I’ve been waiting for the next MacBook Pro upgrade, and since Apple released some new ones last month, I decided I’d pick one up, and here I am, the proud owner of a 15″ machined-aluminium shiny-screened MacBook Pro. I think I’ll write more on it later, but in short, angered reports of glossy screens stabbing eyeballs and blinding users have been greatly exaggerated. This thing rocks 
A lot has happened in the past year, but the server kept on rockin through it all. Here’s hopin it lasts to 730!
Apple Marketing vs. Microsoft Marketing
Tuesday, March 20th, 2007
Just a pictorial comparison; draw your own conclusions…
That Microsoft ad was in the Powell Street BART station, which Apple used to own completely. Now it’s plastered with “Wow” ads that don’t make me say wow. The Apple store above was a block away, jam-packed with people. If that’s not good marketing I don’t know what is.
No comment on these, it’s just an interesting case study. Why would a company like Microsoft choose to have such bad marketing? Could they possibly do better, or is it not in their nature? Why does apple just “get it” and how would another company achieve the same? Why don’t they?