Trying to make sense!

Google and Apple certainly fall on the opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to the business philosophies.

Google is more of an open book while Apple is a closed one.

With ‘Google Voice‘ being released last year, Google had created an iphone app for the same. However, Apple hadrejected it citing direct business conflicts with iphone’s core voice and messaging features (it could have been more of an AT&T decision):

Apple Is Growing Rotten To The Core: Official Google Voice App Blocked From App Store

Now Google responds with this:

Google Voice Does An End Run Around Apple And Shows Up In The iPhone’s Browser

Google voice can now be accessed on iPhone’s native browser! It is an all new HTML-5 application.

Now that’s something from Google. What could Apple do to take this on?

Note that I’ve been Apple’s fan ever since I got an iPod touch a year ago. No one can match (or is even close) to the user experience one get’s on these Apple devices. Plus the entire ecosystem including the hardware, the app store, the iTunes client software just rocks!

I was wondering how a strong product line (and services of course) like the iPhone and the iTouch are good enough to  cover up for some  of the not-so-good decisions by a company.

Interesting times to be in. I am early waiting for tomorrow’s press conference where Apple is expected to release the tablet/iSlate or whatever.

Yes you read it right! Read this post all along and I will give you a free Reebok watch worth Rs. 2499/ 2599/ 2999.

Almost every other company is offering a free Reebok watch with their products/ services. It has been over a year now, and this has shown no signs of abatement. Interestingly you can get this for free even if you are buying products/ services for as low as Rs. 500 or so.

What’s wrong? What are the companies trying to sell? Their products or are they using Reebok’s brand to push their products? And what’s wrong with Reebok? I would never walk into a Reebok showroom to buy a watch anymore for the simple fact that all of them would  be ‘marked up’ at least 10 times their original worth! Is Reebok sick of selling shoes that it is willing to lend its brand to every damn company which comes to it?

Whatever, it is quite irritating. My cellphone is flooded with such offers.

Not to forget, another one is the ‘United Colors of Benetton’ watch.

I think if I buy stuff carefully, I would easily be collecting a few of those watches every month.

If you’ve read it up to this here, let me know. I wouldn’t mind extending the offer to the readers of my (now sick) blog

I am back after a mega break. Lots of changes in life.

Anyways, this is just to drop in and wish everyone a very
Happy and Prosperous New Year 2010!
Since I am not feeling as creative as I did a couple of years ago and wrote this post, I’ll just put down one of the forwarded new year SMSes which I liked most
Hope your troubles last as long as your New Year resolutions this year!

Yes, I know that you have a car with ABS.

But the car behind you doesn’t!!!

The ‘other’ lane always moves faster than yours.

And this is totally independent of the lane you choose to go with.