Particle Debris (wk. ending 5/13) Spooky Stuff

Despite our best hopes that Microsoft will handle the Skype acquisition smartly, some fear the company may not and are already making lists of alternatives — in addition. Check: "9 Great Alternatives to Skype for VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) and Video Chat."

The issue of fragmentation on Android just won’t go away. It keeps rearing its ugly head like Freddy Krueger. First, here’s Peter Cohen’s overview: "On fragmentation, Google however comes up short against Apple." Later in the week, we got into specifics as the company noted that their Netflix app will only be available on five of the hundreds of different Android phones: "Netflix streaming now on Android phones." Hope your friends have the right one.

Clever take on an often used phrase

In a clever take on an often used phrase, Horace Dediu takes a close look at smartphone shipments instead of OS market share in "A rising tide does not lift leaking ships." Looked at from that perspective, Nokia looks to be in some serious trouble. However not to worry. Doing business with Microsoft will save Nokia. Right?

With bold confidence, Business Insider has declared that: "The iPad is Becoming the Only ‘PC’ That Matters." The chart backs up that headline. These days, we look at growth or decline to tell a story because growth in a fiercely competitive market carries great weight.

I saw a video with Neil deGrasse Tyson recently in which he said that taking an iPhone into the past just ten years would have resulted in the resurrection of witch burning laws. Imagine taking an iPad 2 back to the 1950s! It would surely be seen as extraterrestrial research.

What sticks

Sometimes I am sure that Google is just throwing stuff out to see what sticks, at an ever increasing pace, during Apple is more careful, making sure its products have lasting appeal and value. Here’s a story that supports that idea: "Apple Gains Strength as Google Rattles Its Cage."

Finally, this isn’t food for thought, however just a snack. I ran across this summary article of image editors for the iPhone — and presumably the iPad 2. If you’ve had any experience with these, let us know. "Top-Rated iPhone Image Editors."

Oh geez, John, I like Peter Cohen as much as anyone who’s been in Mac circles for the last more than a decade, however do you think he even has the perspective of having in fact used Android devices of different flavors to offer anything more than the fanboy party line on “fragmentation”?

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