Posts from September 09, 2008

Mark Mulligan | September 09, 2008, 09:20 PM
Let's Rock, Just Not Quite Yet
So Apple's ‘Let’s Rock’ event proved to be one of iPod evolution rather than iTunes revolution. The iPod Touch certainly looks a richer proposition for a relative minor set of changes (though the new games on demo looked cool). There were some typically impressive numbers (100 million app downloads, 160+...( more )

David Schatsky | September 09, 2008, 05:25 PM
New European Research on Access and Digital Media at Home
Our European research team has recently published a suite of great research of interest to strategists looking at high-speed access and digital media consumption in the home. Check out the European Digital Home Forecast, by Tushi Banerjee, for example, which puts home network penetration at over 50% across Western Europe...( more )

Mark Mulligan | September 09, 2008, 04:11 PM
A Cross Roads for Apple
There’s perhaps a little more anticipation than usual of Apple’s forthcoming announcement (and I'm beinging to fear there won't be anything groundbreaking from a music perspective, but I can still hope). In some ways Apple are at a cross roads. As a maker of high end portable media devices they...( more )

David Card | September 09, 2008, 10:08 AM
Zune Guns for Music Discovery Role
A few comments on Microsoft's latest Zune updates to tide you over till the Apple announcement. Announcement details here. - Zune's pitch that it's a device (and services) about music discovery isn't half bad, and allows for some differentiation from Apple and SanDisk. I've always liked the beam-a-song-to-a-friend capability --...( more )

Ed Kountz | September 09, 2008, 08:04 AM
Fan and Fred - In the Context of the Mortgage Numbers
This isn’t a blog dedicated to dissecting every element of the credit crisis, but regular readers know that I do turn my attention to the topic on occasion. There’s value in doing so, given the obvious synergies between an expanding credit crisis—in particular, one making its way up from subprime...( more )