“Not only was he introducing a new kind of phone-something Apple has never made before- he was doing so with a prototype that barely worked.” (2). Jobs saw the potential the Iphone had and wanted the world to see it for themselves. His logis was if he showed it to the public, everyone would want one immediately, and he was right! For the unveil of the Iphone there was a “golden path” that needed to take place, which was “a specific set of tasks, performed in a specific way and order, that made the phone look liked it worked.” (Vogelstein 2). This deceived the public but had to be done in order to show what the product is capable of.
1. What were some of the challenges that RIM faced to protect its intellectual property, and how did RIM handle those challenges? Research in Motion (RIM) is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. It was founded in 1984. While the strategy for RIM as per their annual report is valid, it is susceptible to criticism because Blackberries are great for email and phone calls but the consumer is looking for a device that goes beyond these capabilities and enhances their productivity from a personal and professional standpoint.
My reaction about Daniel Pink’s, “Drive” would be, first, I think he is a good writer and a good producer. Heis good for repetitive 'algorithmic' work, showing that where wide intelligent decision-making and innovation is essential. Another is that with the many videos that I watch almost every day, I think that this is one of the most useful and beneficial videos that I watched and that will be useful in my everyday life. The contents of the video are covered well and in decent detail. I am a visual thinker and mostly like supporting diagrams, but I hoped that perhaps there could have been more unique contents in the video.
During the tenure of former CEO Steve jobs, Apple had extreme unprecedented success. Garnering an almost cult-like following with its innovations, Apple found itself in very unique position in that the products it manufactured were first to market, essentially creating a new market for competitors to challenge it in. While there where computers, phones and mp3 players from different companies none had the integration and usability across all it’s platforms like Apple did. This allowed it to sell one product to a consumer but guarantee this product would work with its other devices. Additional to this, it brought to market a phone that integrated various technologies.
(39) | This quote makes me feel gratitude to the people who continuously enhance our technology. Each and every day that I use it, I take it for granted. It’s a wonderful thing. And we should use it in a different way than we do now. | Personal opinions.The author uses his thoughts to get the reader to see his point of view.
Some of the most important skills I have learned are communication, time management, organization, and discipline. By watching the chain of command flow, I have learned how information travels and have learned communication skills. Strict rules on timeliness are highly enforced in the JROTC program. I have learned that being early leaves a better impression and is also more beneficial than arriving on time or late. These time management skills have already helped me and I know that they will continue to benefit me.
Friedman himself is a strong advocate of these changes, calling himself a "free-trader" and a "compassionate flatist," and he criticizes societies that resist these changes. He emphasizes the inevitability of a rapid pace of change and the extent to which emerging abilities of individuals and developing countries are creating many pressures on businesses and individuals in the United States; he has special advice for Americans and for the developing world (but says almost nothing about Europe). Friedman's is a popular work based on much personal research, travel, conversation, and reflection. In his characteristic style, he combines in The World Is Flat conceptual analysis accessible to a broad public with personal anecdotes and opinions. The book was first released in 2005, was later released as an "updated and expanded" edition in 2006, and yet again released with additional updates in 2007 as "further updated and expanded: Release 3.0."
The book titled The World Is Flat by Thomas L. Friedman is a book that has 660 pages and has the main purpose of convincing people that the world is indeed flat. Well, perhaps it would be better to say flat with the right regard. The inspiration for this seemingly absurd statement comes to the Friedman after he takes a trip to India and speaks to Nandan Nilekani, the CEO of Infosys Technologies Limited. After speaking with the CEO, the author starts to realize how a recent re-globalization of the world has allowed people to compete on unprecedented levels. For the first time, people’s ability to compete in business is not as limited before.
Cellphones: How Have They Changed the Way we Interact Socially? This paper will investigate how cellular phones have reformed how society interacts in business and personal relationships both positively and negatively. Different theories and studies have suggestions on why cellular phones have become such a “household item.” Landlines are almost a thing of the past unless there’s a business that requires it. A lot of companies have cell phones to take care of business as well negating the need for a landline. With the growing popularity of cell phones the vast improvements that happen daily gets less involved in face to face or even voice to voice interactions because of texting, social media, etc.
Stan Cox’s essay, “The Case against Air-Conditioning,” speculated about how the lives of the people of Washington D.C. would change if there was less air-conditioning. I believe his words, “saying goodbye to A.C. means saying hello to the world” (346), can also apply to our beloved smartphones. Human beings (and our love for gadgets) are being used as pawns in the cell phone companies’ war of the smartphone, and we do not seem to mind. Do we need the newest version of the same phone we already own? My teenagers say yes.