Archive for April, 2004

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Going Back to Cali

Om Malik, Saturday, April 24, 2004 at 7:04 AM PT Comments (0)

Oh the amazing trip to India is finally coming to an end. Another four hours and I am out of here. Looking forward to some nice weather, and writing the stories. I would be flying for almost 22 hours, so expect no posts till Monday. Over and Out…

In India Mac is a rotten Apple

Om Malik, Friday, April 23, 2004 at 8:04 PM PT Comments (5)

No one missed Steve Jobs more than Apple fanatics in India. Steve who came searching for salvation and some bong hits here back in the day had ignored this (and other emerging markets) for a very very long time. The fools before him, don’t merit a mention.
I left India more than a dozen years ago, [...]

Smut, Shaadis and Shewag

Om Malik, Thursday, April 22, 2004 at 7:04 PM PT Comments (0)

My trip to India is finally coming to a close. it has been a bit of a blur for me given the intensity of this place. The heat, the parents, the family and friends - all this while I was trying to juggle reporting for two stories in a three week period. It has been [...]

Tommy’ weighs in on outsourcing

Om Malik, Thursday, April 22, 2004 at 7:04 PM PT Comments (0)

Tommy H in town to launch his brand here in India is putting his foot in his mouth I think.

bq. Even as he was speaking after opening the city’s first Tommy Hilfiger store at South Ex, he got a call from a friend in the telecom business who’d outsourced his entire operation to India. He’s [...]

Namaste Tommy!

Om Malik, Wednesday, April 21, 2004 at 8:04 PM PT Comments (0)

Indian press is falling all over itself and celebrating Tommy Hilfiger’s India debut. The designer’s debut fashion show that wrapped up in 20 minutes (and show cased 60 outfits) was bit of a let down, some attendees say, and questioned whether his outfits were really suitable for hot and humid Delhi and Bombay. I ended [...]

Celljacking is in

Om Malik, Wednesday, April 21, 2004 at 8:04 PM PT Comments (1)

It is a sign of the times - in India the new crimes are car jacking and stealing cell phones, according to this report in The Times of India.
Dilli ka thug is now young, educated and prefers carjacking and cellphone-snatching as his crime. While a total of 50 cellphone-snatching cases were reported during the whole [...]

Lets talk about SMS baby

Om Malik, Monday, April 19, 2004 at 9:04 PM PT Comments (4)

Sex, SMS it is all the same here in India. Apparently more and more women are using SMS for risque talk, according to reports in local media.
bq. For they use the short messaging system (SMS) more for sex SMSing than their male counterparts. According to the survey, the average number of SMS sex messages [...]

Apple brings open source fight to India

Om Malik, Monday, April 19, 2004 at 7:04 PM PT Comments (7)

PlayFair, an open source project which mimics ITunes software and allows Linux users to listen to ITunes music has ended its Indian vacation, according to news reports here. The project which was kicked off SourceForge last week had relocated to an Indian server, hosted by Sarovar,org, an open source not for profit group. Sarovar folks [...]

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