Comments on: Drivel from Blodget http://www.saunderslog.com/2007/12/24/drivel-from-blodget/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drivel-from-blodget An outcome-driven leader, proven technology product developer, and marketer with over 20 years of hands-on experience including start-up, small and large business environments, and the board room. This is my blog. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:15:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Esteban http://www.saunderslog.com/2007/12/24/drivel-from-blodget/#comment-6031 Esteban Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:02:18 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/12/24/drivel-from-blodget/#comment-6031 You've made an excellent point! <a href="http://www.spymac.com/details/?2319811" rel="nofollow">http://www.spymac.com/details/?2319811</a> You've made an excellent point! http://www.spymac.com/details/?2319811

]]> By: Alec http://www.saunderslog.com/2007/12/24/drivel-from-blodget/#comment-6030 Alec Tue, 25 Dec 2007 11:01:30 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/12/24/drivel-from-blodget/#comment-6030 This is a replay of OS/2 versus Windows, Mark. Apple has built a proprietary platform around Intel components (anybody remember the PS2 bus, for instance, that only IBM sold, and that only OS/2 knew how to talk to?). They're selling a premium OS for that platform, and, with Parallels, claiming it's a better Windows than Windows. Nobody wrote OS/2 apps, and the cost of building hardware for the PS2 platform only was too high. So it failed. I'm not saying Apple will fail, but so far this particular strategy isn't one that has managed to unseat Microsoft. And you know what, I'll bet Blodget writes his columns using Microsoft Word. This is a replay of OS/2 versus Windows, Mark. Apple has built a proprietary platform around Intel components (anybody remember the PS2 bus, for instance, that only IBM sold, and that only OS/2 knew how to talk to?). They're selling a premium OS for that platform, and, with Parallels, claiming it's a better Windows than Windows. Nobody wrote OS/2 apps, and the cost of building hardware for the PS2 platform only was too high. So it failed.

I'm not saying Apple will fail, but so far this particular strategy isn't one that has managed to unseat Microsoft.

And you know what, I'll bet Blodget writes his columns using Microsoft Word.

]]> By: Mark Evans http://www.saunderslog.com/2007/12/24/drivel-from-blodget/#comment-6029 Mark Evans Tue, 25 Dec 2007 09:01:07 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/12/24/drivel-from-blodget/#comment-6029 You have to remember that Blodget is a master of self-promotion. He likes to live on the edge because that's what attracts the most attention - and business. But he's also a smart guy so If you pushed back and suggested he's wrong about Windows, he's probably got a pretty good analytical argument prepared. Personally, I like the New Blodget because he's willing to push himself out there. Mark You have to remember that Blodget is a master of self-promotion. He likes to live on the edge because that's what attracts the most attention – and business. But he's also a smart guy so If you pushed back and suggested he's wrong about Windows, he's probably got a pretty good analytical argument prepared. Personally, I like the New Blodget because he's willing to push himself out there.

Mark

]]> By: Deke Simons http://www.saunderslog.com/2007/12/24/drivel-from-blodget/#comment-6028 Deke Simons Mon, 24 Dec 2007 23:55:23 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/12/24/drivel-from-blodget/#comment-6028 Good point that everything that Blodget says or writes is tainted forever by his unconscionable conduct over the past few years. People who have been this wrong before simply do not deserve the benefit of being listened to again. Good point that everything that Blodget says or writes is tainted forever by his unconscionable conduct over the past few years. People who have been this wrong before simply do not deserve the benefit of being listened to again.

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