Comments on: What the Taj Mahal and Apple Have in Common http://gigaom.com/2009/02/19/what-the-taj-mahal-and-apple-have-in-common/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: The Headers of Twenty Ten — Matt Mullenweg http://gigaom.com/2009/02/19/what-the-taj-mahal-and-apple-have-in-common/#comment-161672 Sun, 20 Jun 2010 19:51:13 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=40169#comment-161672 [...] This “concave” image is from the roof of the mosque next to the Taj Mahal in Agra. 50mm, wide open at f/1.4. I was in India with Om for WordCamp Delhi and a bit of exploring the city where Om grew up before moving to New York and then San Francisco where we met. The Taj Mahal is a striking site and that entire day was full of exciting snaps, like two couches being carried on the back of a bike, a jumping photo that was my profile for a while, on of my favorite portraits of Om, and my favorite photo of the trip that captured the religious diversity of India with a Christian, Muslim, and Hindu sitting in a row. I can’t get enough of the geometric patterns in mosques as will be obvious when I finish posting my Turkey photos. The visit inspired Om to write a post about what the Taj Mahal and Apple have in common. [...]

]]> By: Martin http://gigaom.com/2009/02/19/what-the-taj-mahal-and-apple-have-in-common/#comment-161671 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:34:37 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=40169#comment-161671 mere machines. ergo a bit of a rhetorical stretch/hyperbole. but ok.

http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/8785/appletajmahal.jpg

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2009/02/19/what-the-taj-mahal-and-apple-have-in-common/#comment-161670 Wed, 13 May 2009 03:43:29 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=40169#comment-161670 And your point being what? Seriously!

]]> By: Richard Jones http://gigaom.com/2009/02/19/what-the-taj-mahal-and-apple-have-in-common/#comment-161669 Wed, 13 May 2009 02:50:32 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=40169#comment-161669 Every time I read this post I literally throw up …..I can only imagine finally achieving a life long goal of attending Haj and spending that time daydreaming about NIKE!!!!! WTF

]]> By: taj mahaj http://gigaom.com/2009/02/19/what-the-taj-mahal-and-apple-have-in-common/#comment-161668 Tue, 12 May 2009 17:46:20 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=40169#comment-161668 one more think to add. the walk up to the taj mahaj is most beautiful to see. when you get closer and closer
it is beautiful.

]]> By: joe johnson http://gigaom.com/2009/02/19/what-the-taj-mahal-and-apple-have-in-common/#comment-161667 Tue, 12 May 2009 17:43:36 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=40169#comment-161667 the tak mahaj is such a beautiful place to go. i have been here twice and just love it. i wonder how
hard it was to build.

]]> By: The Agra Indian http://gigaom.com/2009/02/19/what-the-taj-mahal-and-apple-have-in-common/#comment-161666 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:38:15 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=40169#comment-161666 Here I would like to highlight one more thing about TAJ.

It looks pink in the morning, white in the noon and golden in the moonlight. This was published in one of the leading magazine in India.

]]> By: Praveen http://gigaom.com/2009/02/19/what-the-taj-mahal-and-apple-have-in-common/#comment-161665 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:35:10 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=40169#comment-161665 Dude,
Tajmahal was never constructed out of love. You should know better than that. Tajmahal was another king trying to tout his name. And do some more research, you can find plenty of evidence that it is not what it is made to sound like. Interesting comparision with apple iphone. Iphone is just another mans ego and some serious marketing.
Very close to the way in which historians turned out tajmahal into a symbol of love. He got her pregnant 14 times despite her ill health his lust never ceased eventually ended killing her. His accomplishments were so pitiful he did this in despair for history to remember him. Think about it Aurangazeg his son who sold caps and Quran to earn livelihood could not see this crap and had to put him in Jail. But history of course always contorts things into romantic and unrealistic ways.
My two cents…
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]]> By: Justin Thomas http://gigaom.com/2009/02/19/what-the-taj-mahal-and-apple-have-in-common/#comment-161664 Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:24:29 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=40169#comment-161664 Inspiring post. I starting brainstorming over a project about 5 years ago. I worked hard to perfect it as much as a could only to find out after it’s release it was far from perfect. Really, really far from perfect. I didn’t do anything for almost a year, just thinking about the design here and there and what could be done better. Then about a year ago I started up on it again. I’ve noticed lately I’ve been trying to rush myself to get things done. I’m not going to take forever to make it perfect, but after reading your post, I am going to take however much time it takes to be sure that what’s done is done well and it works well.

Again, inspiring post. Thanks!

]]> By: That is SO Mac! « Bridget’s Blog http://gigaom.com/2009/02/19/what-the-taj-mahal-and-apple-have-in-common/#comment-161663 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:19:54 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=40169#comment-161663 [...] 4, 2009 · Filed under Uncategorized The only reason I am commenting on this article is because I find it humorous. He is comparing the Taj Mahal to Apple and that is [...]

]]> By: WordCamp India is On! | BlogBroker24-7 http://gigaom.com/2009/02/19/what-the-taj-mahal-and-apple-have-in-common/#comment-161662 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:59:05 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=40169#comment-161662 [...] the Taj Mahal because it appears that parts of the Taj might be restricted to visitors. Om has an interesting take on the Taj and Apple Computers and Matt has some nice pictures posted. Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking [...]

]]> By: iPod, Kindle, Facebook — and a Nomad Called Me http://gigaom.com/2009/02/19/what-the-taj-mahal-and-apple-have-in-common/#comment-161661 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:57:25 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=40169#comment-161661 [...] Malik | Thursday, February 26, 2009 | 12:57 PM PT | 0 comments On my way back from India, cooped up in a big tube flying at super speeds over Eurasian skies, I really missed having [...]

]]> By: Josh Guttman http://gigaom.com/2009/02/19/what-the-taj-mahal-and-apple-have-in-common/#comment-161660 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:53:19 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=40169#comment-161660 Beautiful post Om. Nice to live vicariously through you on your trip.

]]> By: izuka01 http://gigaom.com/2009/02/19/what-the-taj-mahal-and-apple-have-in-common/#comment-161659 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:59:19 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=40169#comment-161659 Came here from WP top posts. I have never been to the Taj…someday I hope to. Read loads about it. This description here is just beautiful! comparison to the Mac – awesome.

One thing that did strike me in this post was -

an almost-dry River Yamuna in the background,

Really? Here I was thinking Yamuna was a perennial river!!! This kind of scares me actually!

]]> By: Gautam http://gigaom.com/2009/02/19/what-the-taj-mahal-and-apple-have-in-common/#comment-161658 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:39:11 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=40169#comment-161658 I know why..

Taj is white and so are most Apple products :D

]]> By: WordCamp India is On! | MBConsulting.se http://gigaom.com/2009/02/19/what-the-taj-mahal-and-apple-have-in-common/#comment-161657 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 04:30:23 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=40169#comment-161657 [...] the Taj Mahal because it appears that parts of the Taj might be restricted to visitors. Om has an interesting take on the Taj and Apple Computers and Matt has some nice pictures posted. If You Like This Site, Feel Free To Share and [...]

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