Maybe someday I’ll get to sit and talk with Steve Jobs. Until then I’ll have to make up the interview in my head. Because there has been talk of the new iPhone coming out on June 9th. Also there has been talk of Apple getting the gamers with a new handheld system. So I just had to ask Steve….

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Change. Some love to do it, others would like to stay where they are. Sometimes change is needed - newer, faster, more powerful to take over old and un-updatable. Still, within time change happens like it always does in life. Its really a question of whether you want to change with it, or stick with the same.

Microsoft has made a cutoff date of June 30th for the XP Operating system. A lot of people are concerned on this date, but why? It’s not like you are not able to get XP after that date - it’s just that you won’t get it from Microsoft.

In researching this article, I found another article on TG Daily* on July 3rd 2006. It went like this:

Microsoft will be cutting off extended support to users of their Windows 98 and Millenium operating systems on 11 July (2006). The cut-off will include the stopping of technical support and the issuing of security updates. Existing documentation will still be available on Microsoft’s website.

Users of the eight year old operating system - an eternity in computer terms - are urged to switch to Windows XP because 98/ME is, “outdated and can expose customers to security risks”, according to Microsoft. It’s almost surprising that Microsoft has kept supporting the old operating system for so long and its architecture is a far cry from the Windows NT-based platform of Windows XP.

According to the article, there were about 50 Million machines on Windows 98. The Operating System was around for 8 years, so it only goes to say it would be on many machines.

Dell announced that after the June 30th cutoff date they will continue to sell machines with the XP operating system. I am not sure if they want us to feel good about it, or what. Nonetheless, you can get XP in many ways - from the local store to ebay.

Your Companies’ license wont go away. If you are still on XP at work, I wouldn’t expect that to change come July 1st. Corporate world can’t always move on with a snap of the fingers.

So what does change? Well simply, if you call Microsoft and say you have XP, they will say “Sorry, but we cannot support you”. Also, Microsoft won’t put out any more updates unless absolutely critical to your computer and the data within. That’s it.

The world doesn’t end. Little clowns from Mars won’t invade. Volcanoes won’t explode. Life will go on.

Bottom line - if you are not in corporate america and buying a new desktop or laptop and don’t have a specific reason to stay on XP ( like a program not supported on Vista), then switch over. I am not saying there will be problems, however, computer manufacturers have had a year to work with Microsoft to get Vista working on newer machines. If you have an older computer trying to run Vista, you might run into problems.

I had Vista on one of my machines. The AMD desktop was made before Vista came out, so not everything worked well. If I was to buy a new PC, it would most likely have Vista on it.

However, you will still be able to get and install XP if you need to. Heck, you can still purchase and install Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows 3.1 or any other Operating System of your choosing. As long as you have a valid license key, there shouldn’t be a problem.

Just don’t expect your computer to run as smoothly as Vista would. For instance, Windows 98 doesn’t know about “Dual Core” processors. It might run slower and more problematic thatn Vista would.

Eventually, well, in 2011, Vista will be replaced by whatever is next. I have a feeling we will go through this issue again. That is, unless everybody starts installing Ubuntu. Only time will tell.

* The TG Daily Article is here: http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/27374/118/

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Today in the Gym I was watching a report that Apple iPhone was challenging Blackberry for market share in the corporate world. I agreed with the report – Apple has a better user interface than the Blackberry, Blackberry is too expensive in their messaging systems and an iPhone looks a lot better than a Blackberry device.

But then I got to thinking about it. Is this really news? I mean, yeah – we’ve got one company trying for a niche that another company has. However what company hasn’t tried to emulate or compete with another company’s corner-hold before?

Apple has been the underdog for many years. iTunes and iPods are really what broke Apples’ shell and put them on the forefront of something. Even though iPhone is not there just yet, Apple really shows how cutting edge technology should look.

At one time or another, a company is an underdog. How many people remember when Microsoft came to power? What was the leading company before Cisco took the reins?  Google wasn’t the first #1 search engine: Google didn’t even start until 1998 whereas the web started in 1991. And no, it wasn’t Yahoo, either. WebCrawler, Lycos, Excite and Dogpile were a few of the favorites back then.

 If we look at the phone market, names like LG didn’t show up until later. In the earlier days, you most likely had a Nokia phone, or a Motorola phone.  Before Dell came on to the scene, you had IBM Compaq or Packard Bell computers. In 1996 Dell overtook Compaq in the Personal Computer market. And where is Compaq nowadays?

To be the “New kid on the block” is not a uncommon occurrence. To take over a market from another is once again, not a new occurrence. Keeping that status – well, that might be tougher to do.

So let’s go back to the iPhone/Blackberry issue. What can Apple do to really rival this product?

First of all, Apple needs to better integrate into Microsoft – for you are most likely going to connect to Microsoft servers. Blackberry’s biggest issue was that you had to purchase a Blackberry server – which up until a couple months ago was a real expensive acquisition.  IT Admins have enough to worry about. Another server to handle email should not be one of them.

Apple’s biggest issue is simply “3^rd Generation” – Otherwise known as “3G”. Even Steve Wozniak says an Apple iPhone missed the mark when they didn’t put this into the phone.

In a nutshell, 3G is to phones as Digital Cable is to TV. If you don’t have cable, then you have a set that could possibly get 100 channels, but only have 5-6. 2G would be like having Extended Basic Cable and 3G is the full blown Digital – 500 channels.

Steve Jobs answered why there was no 3G in Sept 2007 - It was a Power Hog. The iPhone has a 8 hour talk-time phone. 3G would suck that down to 2.5 to 3 hour range. Instead Apple took stock in making the phone with a powerful WiFi system.

AT&T says that a 3G iPhone is planned for sometime this year. That is, if 3G can curb its power appetite. However, Apple should really just bite the bullet if it doesn’t and make an iPhone with either a larger battery, or with a “3G switch”. Turn it on and off at will so if you need the ability, you have it.

The biggest thing would be to have the iPhone customizable. IT Admins like it when they can control the system. It’s not because they get pleasure in it – it’s because if they know what is on a system, then they can better troubleshoot if there is a problem – especially in mobile phones, for the problems don’t occur in the office, they occur out in the field.

 For instance – lets say you have a corporate computer at home and decide to install Webshots on it. Once installed, your computer starts acting slow. When you call your in house tech support, are you going to tell them you installed Webshots? Most likely not. Sometime because you just don’t think about it, other times because you don’t want to hear a lecture on how Webshots is not “Corporate software”.

Customizable interfaces mean tailoring to a company can really boost production. Some companies run their own specialized apps that shouldn’t get out to the public. These apps make corporations millions – if not billions of dollars.

When I worked at the Department of Revenue, we talked about making home assessments something an appraiser can do on a laptop. At that time the appraiser would write down the info, snap analog pictures and then come back to the office to input all the data. Imagine if they had an application that would work on an iPhone. The assessment would be done in the time they can walk through the building – including pictures. No need to go back to any office.

In today’s’ corporate world, we are always seeing one company go after another. It’s all about standing on top of the hill an pronouncing yourself king. However, some people miss the top because they are too concerned with mundane details that could  propel them. After all, the premise of “King of the Hill” is to expect that someone is trying to knock you off. And someone will do that eventually.

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