A periodic roundup of relevant news from our friends at Zatz Not Funny…
Apple and AT&T’s colluding, anti-competitive ways
Dave Zatz: I’m calling BS on their FCC responses. I pay $30/month for data access. And it seems to me that Apple and AT&T are collaboratively and selectively blocking apps that could compete with their own service offerings.
New tech still on tap for 2009
Mari Silbey: Here are four enabling technologies to watch out for in the next four months. This tech may not be sexy, but it’s guaranteed to make those shiny gadget toys work better, smarter, faster.
TiVo loses more customers, sues AT&T & Verizon
Dave Zatz: TiVo’s quarterly call was a bit more dramatic than usual. While they continue to lose customers and innovate at a very unhurried pace, TiVo seeks a repeat DISH Network performance in going after AT&T and Verizon for infringement. Basically, TiVo’s current business model appears to be ad sales and patent trolling.
Should Media Center be decoupled from Windows?
Dave Zatz: I believe packaging Media Center with the Windows operating system definitely was not the correct decision. I understand the reasons MS did it and I agree it might have helped in making some more aware of Media Center, but locking in the development of a true HTPC product cripples that software due to the extremely long, drawn out product update cycles.
