Up until now, it looked like Google was chucking services out there in the hope that it would stick; Google Apps for Your Domain was mostly about getting businesses into the Google hivemind space by appealing to users who wanted to have their home experience of GMail at work too. Almost by accident they managed to pick up a bunch of micro-businesses whose only presence on the web had been a website built for them years ago but who didn’t want to bother setting up and maintaining a mail server to respond to the three emails a week they were likely to get. ...

At the Cinema Cost of two movie tickets to a standard session of latest hit: $36 Cost of a medium popcorn and two drinks: $16 (Optional) Internet booking fee to guarantee seats: $1 per ticket At Home Cost of a DVD on your giant flat-screen TV on your very comfy couch: 3 months from cinematic release date + $15 Cost of medium popcorn and multiple drinks: $3 (Optional) Seat guarantee: $0 ...

Ok, I know the whole iPad thing is getting tired, but here’s one final one (for now) that’s making me reconsider it a bit - just look at this quote: I went back for a second helping of Avatar this Sunday. There’s a scene early on in the movie where one of the scientists walks across the lab carrying the “mobile computer slab of the future.” We’ve seen one of these in almost every sci-fi movie of the last 50 years. It comes free with a jetpack, I suppose. Except this time, one month later, my 12 year old son turns to me and whispers “Look Dad, it’s an iPad.” ...

On Wednesday, Apple finally unveiled their long-awaited, oft-rumoured Moses Tablet iPad. And Lo, the Fanboys Rejoiced. If You’re Going to Do Something, Do It Well. At least, that’s what I think Apple’s motto is these days, even if it failed a couple of times in the past. Recently though they’ve had a string of hits, and one can’t help but be drawn into that myth. The iPad has to live up to this. ...

Found this fascinating and yet frustrating bit of insight into market psychology: “The price you pay is always wrong. If you sell then by definition you are lowest price in the market. If you buy, then your bid is the highest… [P]rice is what you pay while value is what you hope and pray for.” That… is just depressing to think of. And why you have to take emotion out of major purchase decisions. ...