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Ooo. I like that. "Ideas worth spreading... to the peasants."

You think Apple ignores the cheapskate customer? Hmmm, not sure about that. What of the entry-level iPod Nano and the iPod Shuffle during the 2005-2008 era? This crushed the compet…

I wish they had versions for iOS devices. I had my credit card ready to buy these for my kids.

> What is it if it's not a computer? An interesting question. Is the iPad a computer? Your average power-user (let's say programmers, Apple fanbois, Android users, and me) would sa…

You nailed it.

"They are absolutely in it for the money" Not so sure about that. This is what I think motivates Steve Jobs: His insane passion for consumer computer electronics. Juicy and illumin…

Learn from this. Piracy offers valuable lessons to the budding entrepreneurial programmer. You learn about: consumer behavior, the nature of black markets, iOS piracy tools and tec…

This is a distinct possibility. I believe Jobs is on a secret mission to destroy the hated cable tv box remote, the curséd one-thousand-button behemoth.

These iPads ain't for you. Apple doesn't want two important kinds of customers: power-users and penny-pinchers. Simple as that.

Does it matter? Hmm. That's a good point -- it may not. But ZAMM and Atlas Shrugged certainly felt to me a bit dishonest in that these works are primarily delivery devices for the …

The cornerstone of originality within this book is how Pirsig introduces his philosophy of Quality. Yet, if you read ZAMM carefully, he never defines this term. Overall, a frustrat…

Pirsig and Rand both embed their philosophy within fiction, thus leaving you befuddled and oddly unsatisfied: "Did I just read a philosophical treatise or fiction?"

Sharp commentary, Thomas. One thing that sticks out to me is how Apple straightjackets their products. Apple corals the entire user experience down a narrow path. Power-users hate …

"a burlap bag filled with a mixture of turds and diamonds" nailed it

If you haven't read Greene's Yale Speech " rel="nofollow">http://www.powerseductionandwar.com/archives/robert_greene_y... , it's worth it. "There are three types of people in this …

I guess what I mean is, what does it feel like to feel rich?

What does it take to feel rich? These articles never seem to say.