Show from Mon May 05 08:25:28 CDT 2008
On Digital Media, Episode #65: DiscontinuitiesLast program description:
In this episode, John Federico (twitter: @gadgetboy) and Steve Hatch (twitter: @shatch) are joined by Chia-Lin Simmons via Skype to discuss:
- Events: John is planning to attend The Conversational Marketing Summit in NYC on June 9th and 10th
- Microsoft still intent on acquiring Yahoo. Yadda, yadda, yadda.
- Yahoo earnings grow 9%; Microsoft earnings down. Maybe they should focus, eh?
- Apple earnings up. Mac sales up 40% and the iPhone is still selling strong.
- AT&T seeems waaaay behind in its rollout of its 3G wireless network. Could that be why Apple waited to release a 3G iPhone? Verizon’s rollout of EV-DO is so much more compelling. We discuss Apple’s release of a CDMA iPhone at some point in the future. Japan? U.S. grey market?
- DOH! Microsoft discontinues DRM support for music purchased from MSN Music. Microsoft should read Seth Godin’s “Small is the New Big.”
- The Death Knell sounds for the MSN Spot Watch
- Sony buys GraceNote for $260 million. The company plans to integrate the service with its own products and services.
- Podcast audience up 87% among rock radio listeners (?)
- Podshow is now Mevio. Next story…
- eBay to sell Skype - to Google? A Skype client for Android?
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