Why People Don’t Upgrade iPhones Fast Anymore

The New York Times story about people not upgrading their iPhones as fast as in the past has more to do with consumer behavior than any other product ever made by Apple.  Let's face it, there comes a point where something other than Moore's Law drives technology. And that's where consumer needs outweigh the need … Read more

Apple’s Sky is Not Falling

There has been a lot of analysis going around surrounding Apple's Guidance announcement. For starters Apple did the right thing by making the announcement, something any Investor Relations counselor would agree. They also did a lot more and three articles really demonstrate just how Apple is using the media to message the market. Slate 500ish … Read more

Amazon Will Go Prime at Retail

At a time of the year, well, the New Year, often there are SWAG (stupid wild ass guesses) that pop up from every corner of the media, all now magnified by the ability to self publish, um, I mean contribute to sites like Forbes, Huffington Post, Entrepreneur, Inc and many others. I tend to stay … Read more

Telecom In 2019 Was Revealed at IT Expo

VoIPWatch's  first ever telecom poll has concluded.  For those attending IT Expo this week in Fort Lauderdale, FL the results were revealed at the IDEA Showcase yesterday CPaaS led the voting with over 30% of the votes cast. This was followed by WebRTC and then Call/Contact Center technology. UCaaS came in fourth, evidence that the … Read more

Drones Over Gatwick

No that wasn't Santa trying to reach the UK with gifts before Christmas. It was drones. London's Gatwick Airport, the UK's second largest airport was shut down for more than a day due to drones flying overhead. The end result was roughly 120,000 passengers were severely inconvenienced at a time of the year where travel … Read more

WSJ on Non-Mainstream Wines

There are reviews and then there's what Lettie Teague does at the Wall Street Journal. Her column today is why I enjoy her writing more than that of most "consumer" wine reviewers. The reason is simple. Lettie is willing to go off the beaten track more and more, and helps draw attention to wines from … Read more