Category Archives: Tech

iTunes UK TV Shows. Is Apple Kidding?

Posted on August 29, 2007 by Mark

The Apple UK iTunes Store started offering television shows and boy, what a rip-off. First, the price is too high. Second, you get lower quality, third, it’s locked to your Apple hardware. In the US. The price for series 1 … Continue reading →

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Google Offers Full Refunds, Customers Screwed Slightly Less

Posted on August 21, 2007 by Mark

Today Google Video offered a full refund after [initially announcing](http://www.marklectic.com/2007/08/11/google-gets-bored-selling-videos-customers-screwed/) that customers would only get a Google Checkout credit. According to the story on [Ars Technica](http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/BAaf/~3/146540536/20070821-google-video-store-gets-stay-of-execution-full-refunds-coming.html), “Google has seen the error of its ways and is effectively doubling refunds for … Continue reading →

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Google Gets Bored Selling Videos, Customers screwed

Posted on August 11, 2007 by Mark

Google launched Google Videos a year ago and started selling TV episodes and other videos. It was never very popular and, even then, there were complaints about Google’s use of Digital Restrictions Management technologies applied to the videos you bought. … Continue reading →

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Safari on Windows is About the iPhone

Posted on June 15, 2007 by Mark

The pundits are all a-buzz about Safari on Windows and wondering why Apple would do it. Personally, I think it’s really obvious why Apple has done it and its not about switchers or browser market share, it’s about the iPhone. … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Just Blinked

Posted on May 16, 2007 by Mark

Wow. I’ve been in the IT industry for over ten years and one of the things I’ve learned is that strong companies compete and weak companies sue. Microsoft’s sabre rattling over possible patent violations in Linux and other open source … Continue reading →

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