Archive for February, 2003

Sony Left Holding the Bag Again?

Om Malik, Thursday, February 13, 2003 at 3:02 PM PT Comments (1)

Derrick Story :: thinks that Sony’s DVD-recording standards might face opposition from rivals ala Minidisc, BetaMAX, Memory Stick. Hmm! Here is what he has to say: “I’ve been following the DVD-R vs. the DVD+RW competition rather closely. At the moment Samsung, Toshiba, Hitachi, Matsushita (Panasonic), Pioneer, and Apple are producing equipment using the [...]

In case you are feeling blue, just a few laughs….

Om Malik, Thursday, February 13, 2003 at 2:02 PM PT Comments (0)

JACKIE CHAN - The action star says he’s finally started to use a double for some of his more difficult stunts. Like speaking English.
VALENTINE’S DAY - Or, as men call it - NATIONAL GREETING CARD and Rose Grower Support Day.
JOE MILLIONAIRE - One of the himbo’s potential brides has appeared in bondage movies. So he [...]

How to find true love?

Om Malik, Thursday, February 13, 2003 at 2:02 PM PT Comments (0)

Click on the image to buy this for your anti-valentine

Memo to tax collector: individuals are less profitable that corporations

Om Malik, Thursday, February 13, 2003 at 9:02 AM PT Comments (0)

From New York Times Online :: “Corporate profits reported to the I.R.S. in 1998 were $155 billion less than those reported to shareholders, according to Mihir A. Desai, a Harvard economist. His study and others suggest that tax shelters may be the primary reason for this difference, which is costing the government as much as [...]

The Telecom Survivors

Om Malik, Thursday, February 13, 2003 at 7:40 AM PT Comments (4)

A handful of brave souls are buying distressed telecom assets in the hope of building future empires. Published in Red Herring, February 12, 2003

P800: the new icon of snobbery

Om Malik, Tuesday, February 11, 2003 at 2:02 PM PT Comments (0)

For a while there, the world was divided into two kinds of people - people with IPODs and those well stuck in the PC hell. I called the knowing nod of two Ipod owners (it couldn’t just be looks) “Ipoddery.” Well since Jobs & Company have sacrificed the cool appeal of IPOD in favor of [...]

Economist does TiVO

Om Malik, Tuesday, February 11, 2003 at 11:02 AM PT Comments (0)

Economist thinks TiVo is toast but personal video recorders are here to stay. Oh wait where have I read that before? In Red Herring of course!!

What does my TiVo really think about me?

Om Malik, Tuesday, February 11, 2003 at 11:02 AM PT Comments (0)

From New Republic Online:: A recent Wall Street Journal article hilariously documented this phenomenon, most memorably illustrated by the complaint “My TiVo thinks I’m gay.” It seems some straight men, who recorded programs TiVo considered gay-themed, found that their devices were collecting all kinds of gay-oriented programming in an effort to please them. Some of [...]

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