Comments on: Get over it, haters – apps really are the future, says Wired publisher

By: pawelnjetnowak

pawelnjetnowak — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 14:25:52 +0000

I much better like that kind of approach – positive and forward seeking. Best!

By: Jason Pontin

Jason Pontin — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 15:12:10 +0000

Microsoft really doesn’t own me, or MIT.

By: HDBoy

HDBoy — Thu, 31 May 2012 11:31:58 +0000

Of course Microsoft doesn’t literally “own” the FT, but the venerable British pubication is a Microsoft shop and so it does spout venomous, anti-Apple rhetoric ad nauseum. This piece is just one more example of predictable FT writing, and a good illustration of why it lacks credibility when reporting on anything Apple.

By: Bill Sweatt

Bill Sweatt — Tue, 29 May 2012 14:58:54 +0000

The term “haters” has been beaten to death. Can we drop it? It sounds like that old bumper sticker – “Mean People Suck”. It sounds juvenile. Enough already.

By: NamelyThis106

NamelyThis106 — Tue, 29 May 2012 11:36:32 +0000

Phone application development offers amazing opportunities for users to explore new world of technological outburst with so many latest innovative features and functionalities being optimized in your iphone. With thousands of incredibly astounding features now available through your phone, these smartphones have conquered the heart of million of people, especially businessmen who prefer them due to their handy and versatile feature. Incorporating all the innovative features in your iphone, they offer functions similar to that provided by your personal PC.

When mobile phones can offer little more features than communication and data exchange, phones take the advantage of high-end application development programs like application tools and software to customize your phone with unbelievable technologically rich features and functions. Iphone are very much useful for traveling business persons who can take the advantage of them to take part in live business conferences, meetings and discussions without any interruption and hassle from anywhere in the world anytime. With the help of efficient PDA software, business management becomes easier via iphones regardless of the location.

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By: Gerben

Gerben — Tue, 29 May 2012 09:08:43 +0000

It will be interesting to see when Wired will actually make an Android-app available to its readers. One that doesn’t require alternative app markets, and is available outside the US as is currently the case.

By: Dan G

Dan G — Tue, 29 May 2012 06:52:47 +0000

I prefer the mobile web instead of apps. Who knows what polluted gunk Apps put in my Galaxy Nexus. All those intrusive App permissions also give me the creeps. Also, Apps are battery hogs.

By: Len Feldman

Len Feldman — Tue, 29 May 2012 02:55:20 +0000

One issue with Wired’s numbers is that there’s the app (which is more like a container), the issues and the subscription, and each needs to be looked at separately. In order to read the tablet issues, you need the app. If you’re a print subscriber, you get the tablet issues for free. The question is, how many print subscribers are counted as tablet subscribers because they installed the app, but rarely or never actually download an issue? (Wired’s tablet issues take a long time to download and a lot of storage space.) It would be interesting to know how many of those tablet subscribers download, say, three out of four issues.

By: Jeff John Roberts

Jeff John Roberts — Mon, 28 May 2012 15:40:55 +0000

Thanks for your comment, BobB. Zato’s theory on Jason Pontin and the FT appears be wrong and misinformed but he has a right to his opinion. Rather than removing such comments, we prefer to let the community weigh in with their own views.

For what it’s worth, yes, the FT is owned by Pearson not Microsoft and Zato’s overall theory seems far-fetched at best.

By: BobB

BobB — Mon, 28 May 2012 11:43:57 +0000

To the management: I suggest that you remove Zato’s comments concerning the ownership of the FT and Jason Pontin. The FT is owned by Pearson, not Microsoft. Jason Pontin is a staff member of the Tech Review, which is owned by MIT. The comment that Jason’s piece in TR was influenced by MS is a slur on his journalistic integrity, that of TR and MIT. One reader has called Zato on one of his lies. Here’s a second.

If Wired or the blogger is not going to remove those comments, are your readers to assume that you normally turn a blind eye or connive at the distribution of misinformation?