Unlike most every other Canadian, I think the solution to the dilemma is the free market. The much-maligned American way.
Sure the USA model is expensive now — but with time free enterprise should sort that out.
This article came as bad news to me:
America’s health-care crisis | Desperate measures | Economist.com
It’s not often you find a pundit who thinks Bill Gates is doing more for the world than Steve Jobs. Check this controversial article:
Wired News: Jobs vs. Gates: Who’s the Star?
His one valid point is that mega-Billionaire Jobs has not publicly given away a nickel to charity.
I assume Steve is too busy changing the world, much stagnated by Microsoft.
I assume (charitably) that Steve will one day give away billion$ in the way that Gates is already doing.
The future?
Steve Jobs will soon sit on the Disney Board of Directors. Some say Disney paid too much for the merger with Steve Jobs’ Pixar. I disagree. Animated movies have the greatest earning potential in the future. Pixar is the best. This is a good move for Disney.
Economist magazine predicts China will almost certainly overtake the USA. The top 4 nations in 2026: China, USA, India, Japan.
Other nations with good potential include Russia & Brazil.
Listen to free podcasts on the Economist website.
Slowly but surely.
One day retail outlets will simply be showrooms where we test merchandise before we buy online.
Online retailing | Clicks, bricks and bargains | Economist.com
I first saw this concept in a Tokyo electronics mall in 1991.
Wired magazine just opened a geek shop like this in New York.
Rick’s opinion: TV is ripe for a fall. We pay $50 a month or more for a service which with we are generally dissatisfied.
Apple’s Steve Jobs personally reinvented the music industry with iTunes. The winners are recording artists & the fans. The losers are the middlemen.
I don’t think Apple will reinvent the television industry. But they will be remembered as the company who first alerted the general public.
TV You’ll Want To Pay For – How $2 downloads can revive network television. By Ivan Askwith
