Kurt Jarchow

This would be a hard decision.  I think a 7” iPad would cannibalize a lot of their higher-profit 10” sales.  Would they need to add a big selling feature for the 10” to entice people to go larger?

Makes you wonder about the future of PCs.  Apple has proved its model is much more profitable than Microsoft’s, so Ballmer must be thinking “Why aren’t we doing this?”.  I doubt they’ll make a lower-end personal PCs, but the field is now wide open for Microsoft making varied consumer devices.  OEM’s don’t have much of choice but to step it up (a good thing).

Windows 8 is a big gamble though.  It’ll be interesting to see what the market looks like in a few years.

Giving up your website for a Facebook page. Smart or crazy?

I’ve been arguing for the start digital assistant for some time, even predating my blog.  It will happen.  It’s only a matter of time.  Siri is a far cry from this happening, but it’ll get better… and it’ll be huge.

“What can I make with pork chops?”.  When Siri is capable of answering this question, where do you think it’ll get the result?  I bet Apple won’t look to the web first… it’ll give your favorite recipe app a prime position via it’s API.  There is no SEO spam there.. why would you download an app with spam?  

It’s a little more complicated when searching for things you actually can buy.  If Siri checks for running shoes, and loads your Nike app, will Apple take a 30% cut of the sale?

Things will work themselves out over time.. but, at least on Apple, you’ll probably need an app.

Lots more to write on this later.