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Apple and Facebook not bff
Facebook has noodled for years about creating its own social music offering, including doing a partnership with Lala, which was bought by Apple last year and shuttered in June.
But its efforts have largely gone nowhere.
And Facebook is nowhere on Ping too. Currently, there is no linking, sharing or participation of any kind with Facebook–or Twitter or MySpace either–on Ping, which will work only on the iTunes software on computers, iPhones and iPods.
When I asked Jobs about that, he said Apple had indeed held talks with Facebook about a variety of unspecified partnerships related to Ping, but the… Continue reading: Steve Jobs on Why Facebook Is Not Part of Apple’s New Ping Music Social Network: “Onerous Terms” | Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD
Check the link below for more reality checks on Apple’s unsubtle Google comments yesterday
Updated: A Google Spokesperson told me: "The Android activation numbers do not include upgrades and are, in fact, only a portion of the Android devices in the market since we only include devices that have Google services." –meaning that Jobs’ assertions were wrong.
Google responds to Steve Jobs’ activation counting accusations – Google 24/7 – Fortune Tech
Continue reading: Google responds to Steve Jobs’ activation counting accusations – Google 24/7 – Fortune Tech
See the link below for more WP7 updates
Microsoft today said it has released Windows Phone 7 to hardware manufacturers, marking the last major milestone before the mobile operating system is launched for the holiday shopping season.
With the RTM, Microsoft’s engineers have completed the final build of Windows Phone 7 — the platform Microsoft needs to succeed in the high-stakes and high-octane smart-phone sector. Now, the Redmond-based company will be working closely with device makers such as HTC, LG, Samsung and Dell as they adapt and customize Windows Phone 7 to their phones.
Microsoft releases Windows Phone 7 to manufacturers
Microsoft releases Windows Phone 7 to manufacturers (Seattle PI)
More Apple observations and speculation (from page 2 of the BW article)
A big question will be whether Apple opens an App Store for Apple TV. If it does that, and history repeats itself, thousands of developers might then race to create programs suited to the TV. Tim Westergren, chief executive officer of the streaming music service Pandora, is already dreaming of the possibilities for his business. "When I was a kid, I used to stare at album covers for hours," he says. "This could be a big, interactive album cover."
None of this will come cheap for Apple. The company is putting the finishing touches on a $1 billion, 500,000-square-foot… Continue reading: Don’t Rule Out Apple Ruling Your Living Room – BusinessWeek
Perhaps the most immediate competitive consequence of yesterday’s Apple news
While Ping may put Apple in competition with Facebook, its impact on the struggling MySpace may be more pronounced, analysts said. MySpace has emphasized music over the last few years.
“This isn’t about reconnecting with your girlfriend from eighth grade,” said Michael Gartenberg, an analyst with the Altimeter Group. “This is about talking to people about music.”
A spokeswoman for MySpace declined to comment.
Apple Upgrades iPod Lineup and Apple TV – NYTimes.com
Continue reading: Apple Upgrades iPod Lineup and Apple TV – NYTimes.com
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