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Tribute to Steve Jobs

Pushkar Sane — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 02:26:59 +0000

Here is a link to my tribute to Steve Jobs published in ClickZ Asia with tributes from several other digital practitioners in Asia.

Steve Jobs: A Tribute

OS Wars

Pushkar Sane — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 02:57:07 +0000

Microsoft is officially talking about the next version of Windows code named Windows 8. A video was released on YouTube explaining key features & UI improvements. Home screen with a series of tiles makes User Interface and Navigation looks significantly better than the previous versions. It also seems to be moving seamlessly between different apps and third-party content from the web. On the whole looks interesting but only time will tell whether it will deliver across different machines and not just in the demo room.

Click here to view the embedded video.

With Apple’s OS X Lion just round the corner it will be interesting to see what Apple will be cooking after Lion.

Click here to view the embedded video.

With Google also jumping in with Chromebook the OS war is likely to heat up. On the whole ideas of chromebook makes sense but I think it is a bit overhyped. It assumes wi-fi connectivity all the time which certainly is a challenge in many places. Secondly it assumes that cloud stored files will work as seamlessly as the ones on your HDD. In my opinion cloud also runs a risk of burst or slowing down or not being in control/possession of your own data. So we’ll have to wait and watch the actual performance. Given is a Google video explaining Chromebook. On the whole I liked it but found it to be pompous at the end by saying ‘I wonder whether the people are ready for this – its kind of a new thought’. In my opinion people are always ready to try out new things. The question really is whether Google is ready to ship it to people who are ready to try. Chromebook will be available only in US, UK and select European countries. To me it shows Google is not really ready to go mass with this product. Then why make pompous claims.

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Price differential in Tech Products

Pushkar Sane — Thu, 12 May 2011 13:36:32 +0000

My brother is visiting HK and we have been busy shopping for some Tech products. It is a known fact that there is always a price differential (between big retail stores and local shops at Wan Chai Computer Center) on high value tech products. I was surprised to see a huge price differential on even a product like mouse.

I picked up a Logitech V470 Cordless Laser Mouse for my MacBookPro as I lost my previous mouse. I paid HK$ 230 at the Wan Chai Computer Center. The logitech website in Hong Kong listed the same product at HK$ 269 – I guess acceptable difference given the retail dynamics. What shocked me was the price listed on Apple Online Store. The same mouse is sold at HK$ 389 – close to 40% higher than the original manufacturers listed price. Apple is adding no particular value to this product to mark up it up by 40%. I’m a fan of Apple but this is indeed a day light robbery.

Given below are the links to online prices on Logitech and Apple websites.

Logitech Price for V470 Cordless Laser Mouse

Apple Price for Logitech V470 Cordless Laser Mouse