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Roger McNamee on today’s information technology opportunities — [VIDEO]

RELATED: Apps vs. the Web. Beware, the sound of this CNBC video is weak: Post-mortem of past technology predictions: SOMEWHAT RELATED: – Technology Is The New Smoking.

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Roger McNamee on why both Apple and HTML5 are kings of the hill — [VIDEO]

Transcript. http://fora.tv/2011/06/28/Elevation_Partners_Director_and_Co-Founder_Roger_McNamee RELATED: Apps vs. the Web.

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Apple’s initial legal victory over rival HTC in a patent infringement suit could pave the way for Apple to collect high royalties from devices running Google Android. — [LINK]

” [...] the iPhone maker could garner a deal that’s similar to or even higher than the $5 per unit that Microsoft collects on HTC Android devices.”

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Apple will eventually be worth more than $1 trillion ($1,000 per share). — [VIDEO]

James Altucher of Formula Capital. [Download this post to watch the video, if your feed reader does not show it to you.]

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PAUL GRAHAM ON THE APPLE MONOPOLY: “Doesn’t Steve Jobs see that he’s the mean dictator in that old Apple ad?” — [REBUTTAL]

Then, why Paul Graham doesn’t start up a competitor of Apple? Would make tons of money, since consumers hate the so-called Apple monopoly, right? ANSWER: Because Steve Jobs took the right decisions. Plus, those who hate iOS devices can still … Continue reading

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iOS devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) will *never* allow scripts. — [PREDICTION]

Brian Chen is so wrong. If you allow scripts, you enable spammers and scammers. Steve Jobs does not want that on his post-PC devices. He is so right. Keep in mind that the next generation of smartphones will have RFID-NFC … Continue reading

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30% of transactions done via an app go to Apple. –> Is that too much? – [DEBUNKING]

- “Why then should Apple subsidize companies like Sony to park a free app in the App Store as a simple conduit to sell their own properties outside of the App Store?“ – “A Nielsen advertising effectiveness study commissioned by … Continue reading

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Why you should discard reports about Android sales… –> It’s the usage that counts, not the sales. – [CHART]

iOS browser usage (in green) still growing faster than Android (in blue):

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Apple will be the number one platform for a long time from a developer perspective, they have gotten so many things right. And they know what they are doing and they call the shots.

“Android is growing, but it’s also growing complexity at the same time. Device fragmentation not the issue, but rather the fragmentation of the ecosystem. So many different shops, so many different models. The carriers messing with the experience again. Open … Continue reading

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For now, in most cases, companies should still focus their development efforts on Apple’s iOS first, with Android second.

I totally agree.

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