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Apple Buys Time Warner Cable...Cringely Predicts - Rick-o - 01-07-2011
10 predictions for 2011 from Cringely, with number 10 on the verge of blowing my mind. I would really like Apple to do something like this. What say you?
http://www.cringely.com/
Re: Apple Buys Time Warner Cable...Cringely Predicts - mattkime - 01-07-2011
I kinda like that idea because I have TWC and can't imagine Apple reducing my satisfaction with them.
Re: Apple Buys Time Warner Cable...Cringely Predicts - laarree - 01-07-2011
mattkime, heh!
I certainly would prefer cable tv to be a web/internet-based service than its own animal. It would be preferable to Netflix, Hulu or iTunes because of its programming options are more current and complete. If Apple gobbled up a cable company such as TW Cable and designed software/hardware that enabled you to use a Mac or PC as an HD DVR and on-demand HD-download device, it would make me smile inside.
Re: Apple Buys Time Warner Cable...Cringely Predicts - cbelt3 - 01-07-2011
Not.
Bloody.
Likely.
Why own the content when you can sell it ?
Why own the delivery system when you can sell the equipment that makes it possible ?
It would be like Ford or GM buying all the interstate turnpikes.
Re: Apple Buys Time Warner Cable...Cringely Predicts - hal - 01-07-2011
Cringley has never predicted anything correctly...
Re: Apple Buys Time Warner Cable...Cringely Predicts - GGD - 01-07-2011
hal wrote:
Cringley has never predicted anything correctly...
I'm having a real hard time swallowing his prediction that this will be the last year of 3.5" hard drives.
Re: Apple Buys Time Warner Cable...Cringely Predicts - laarree - 01-07-2011
GGD wrote:
[quote=hal]
Cringley has never predicted anything correctly...
I'm having a real hard time swallowing his prediction that this will be the last year of 3.5" hard drives.
It ain't gonna happen. 3.5" drives are still increasing in capacity--I'm the proud owner of a 3 terabyte drive myself, and multiple 2 TB 3.5" drives. If SSDs got to the point where they were competitive price-wise and capacity-wise with 3.5" SATA drives, that could be the end of them.
Re: Apple Buys Time Warner Cable...Cringely Predicts - rjmacs - 01-07-2011
Ooh, ooh! I rarely get to use this word as genuinely and appropriately as this:
Poppycock!
Re: Apple Buys Time Warner Cable...Cringely Predicts - N-OS X-tasy! - 01-07-2011
His prediction re: the white iPhone makes a lot of sense.
Re: Apple Buys Time Warner Cable...Cringely Predicts - Mini 9 - 01-07-2011
couple that with the blackstone/CFO rumor....
http://tinyurl.com/3ay6stz