Comments on: By “Save”, I Hope You Mean “Apple + S”

By: Only you can save journalism. Only you. « The Hyperlocalist

Only you can save journalism. Only you. « The Hyperlocalist — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:15:01 +0000

[...] distribution rewriting the rules and triggering further job instability or content dilution. But don’t blame technology for the journalist’s woes — blame the [...]

By: How Steve Jobs Is Like Men I Refuse To Date — Comma 'n Sentence

How Steve Jobs Is Like Men I Refuse To Date — Comma 'n Sentence — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:04:16 +0000

[...] yesterday’s post about the Apple iPad hype, I started to have a creepy feeling that Steve Jobs reminds me of someone I [...]

By: Christine

Christine — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:34:18 +0000

Jobs hardly discussed magazines and newspapers. I remain unimpressed and will save my $500.

By: Beyond The Hype: Can Technology Save The Day?

Beyond The Hype: Can Technology Save The Day? — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:32:37 +0000

[...] like making music is an art, writing is a craft that one can learn. Not Apple nor Amazon, nor any other tech company, can reinvent the medium [...]

By: Jennifer Deseo

Jennifer Deseo — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:38:57 +0000

The iThingy will revolutionize the way some people consume media. But for shit-broke schmucks like me, it’s just one more fancy piece of technology to covet. I’ll survive.

By: Ryan Hindinger

Ryan Hindinger — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:11:27 +0000

I agree completely that it is not Apple’s job (or intention) to save journalism. Journalism has problems much larger and more grievous than even how it monetizes. However, it’s worth pointing out that while Apple’s products are much more closed systems, they are not unique in that approach by any means–and it is that approach that allowed mp3s and music downloads to really flourish, which is what made possible the removal of DRM from iTunes tracks. That was not Apple being altruistic; it was just good business. And the web isn’t so open either. Flash is a proprietary technology licensed by Adobe. Sure, the web is literally plastered with it, but it’s not open. YouTube uses Flash except in rare cases like its HTML5 beta and when it delivers content to the iPhone/iPod Touch. Closed systems are not inherently bad. They often offer opportunities that open ones do not. I’m not saying the Apple Tablet will revolutionize anything, least of all journalism, but it might, just maybe, alter the way content is packaged and consumed at least here in the US, just the way that the iPod ended the world of CDs, the Album, and brick and mortar music stores. The mp3 and even the mp3 player existed long before Apple introduced the iPod and iTunes, but it was that closed system that worked so well that changed our consumption behavior, and thus, the music industry.