"What I have found is that the iPad has in fact become what I have come to think of as my everywhere else machine. In other words, when I am sitting at my desk, in my home office, I use my Macbook. Everywhere else, the living room, the den, at a client, at a coffee shop — I use the iPad. This means I use it quite a lot but there are certainly some things I wait to do on my Macbook (web development stuff for instance). That said, this is more a limit of available apps then the iPad itself. Most of what I do, which constitutes writing, browsing, social networks, and email, can easily be done on the iPad (and in some cases it's even better). My Macbook rarely leaves the desk."
http://minimalmac.com/post/683822206/the-everywhere-else-machine
I have to agree with this quote that most people don't need a PC or laptop which requires you to sit down on a desk to use for the 90+% of their day to day needs. All you need a something similar to an iPAD.
Walt Mossberg also said that 80% of user's computer's need can be done in an iPad.
Jun 12, 2010
Minimalist's computer
SpaceX Success versus Korean Rocket Explosion
This is just a great comparison on two different ways and methodologies of building rockets. One uses the old methodology while the other is a fresh approach in a solving a problem.
A US company called Space X Falcon 9 Successfully launched without NASA's help.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science_and_environment/10209704.stm
Korean Rocket Explosion point fingers to Russian firm
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/southkorea/7817257/South-Korean-rocket-explodes-after-take-off.html
If you work for the Korean Space Agency, which approach would you take?
Jun 11, 2010
Sinofsky memo to Ballmer
"We need to decide what we will do and do that well and 100% and not just do a little of everything."
iOS Sales Stats
Now here's the iPhone. In 2007 sales were $630 million. In 2008, $6.7 billion. In 2009, $13 billion. This year sales will hit $21.5 billion and in 2011 they will be $27.5 billion. On top of that, the iPad will contribute $3.1 billion in 2010, $8.2 billion in 2011.
APPLE iPHONE SALES BY YEAR
APPLE iPHONE SALES BY YEAR
2007: 3,704,000
2008: 13,675,000
2009: 25,105,000
2010 to date: 8,752,000