Pricing a Tablet
September 2, 2011
How much should a competitor to the iPad sell for?
Tivo and Digital Media Servers
April 9, 2003
Back when they came out, I said that tools like Tivo and Replay could change the face of television watching. A couple of years ago, I assumed that game boxes would be the new home media center. What I missed, though, was the end run that Tivo was doing around the game companies. With yesterday’s announcement that they would […]
Paid Content on a tiered structure
Reports that AT&T is planning on introducing a pre-paid card for online content show some potential new developments in the online space. If we were to follow the model further, we could see something new developing, with companies offering a basket of content for a fixed price. For example, imagine you would like to get a subscription to the […]
Cisco acquires Linksys
March 20, 2003
Today’s announcement about Cisco’s acquisition of Linksys is one that leaves me scratching my head a little. What is the logic behind this? Could this represent a change in Cisco’s strategy? Or is it a realization in the part of the networking equipment vendor that its future may not be enhanced by moving into the now heavily depressed […]
The Convergence Game
November 18, 2001
This week, Microsoft launched the Xbox, a new gaming system that takes the Redmond giant into another market. Today, Nintendo is unveiling the GameCube, their new entry in a battle they have fought with Sony for many years. With these new gaming stations entering the market, a new war is starting and in the end, it is a war […]
Boo’s Rebirth
October 15, 2000
They say that fashion is cyclical. If that’s so, Boo.com’s return wouldn’t come as a surprise. As you know, Boo.com was one of the biggest Internet failures, burning through over $100 million in investments before closing its doors. However, Boo’s story did not end with the site closing. Fashionmall.com bought the domain name and is set […]
Succesful Web Content
February 28, 1999
Creating successful content sites is easy. Here’s how.