Will lightning strike twice at Apple?
I opened one of the first computer stores, Microdigital in Liverpool, in 1978. So I was in a good position to see the rise of Apple to dominate the personal […]
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A huge problem for Apple and the AppStore
Well, exactly as I predicted, piracy has become rampant for iPhone applications. If people can steal with no chance of getting caught then most people will. Ngmoco VP Alan Yu […]
Lack of games under development
There is increasing anecdotal evidence and deductions from news items indicate that there is currently a big slowdown in games under development worldwide. Development staff are being laid off in […]
The incredible Apple App Store numbers
The Apple App Store is the biggest thing to ever happen to the video game industry, so it is amazing when you realise that it is less than 15 months […]
Intel Atom CE4100, the future of gaming
I have written about this before, how soon consoles and PCs will not be needed to play games because televisions will be smart enough to do the job on their […]
Some free advice for Michael Grade
Michael Grade is the executive chairman of ITVplc, a huge British broadcasting conglomerate formed by merging Carlton with Granada. They own 11 out of 15 regional television broadcasters. And his […]
App Store pricing
there is audio missing in this video 9:44-11:00 In the 1980s I was in charge of marketing at a couple of big game publishers. Imagine and Codemasters. The main market […]