RT @fiberguy: Early thoughts on the implications of the Apple TV announcement last night: http://bit.ly/9w9LSH ; Jobs whacks telco PayTV.

@rhino88888888 Don’t think so — it’s intended to just be a streaming box; to first order, it’s not an apps device.

I was prepared to be underwhelmed by today’s Apple event, but now I admit to being whelmed. Apple is going to have a huge holiday season.

Re Apple TV: is it really possible that we could rent movies without having to sit through endless anti-piracy warnings and previews?

@KuraFire Yeah, I wasn’t referring to the combination of social networking and music, but that Apple would add social networking to iTunes.

iTunes: Apple’s first social networking platform. Like many insights, it sounds obvious, but no one thought of it before Apple did it. #yg

Google launches priority email. I cant wait; when one gets 200 emails a day, this is a hugely big deal. #yg http://j.mp/aLMHoI

I’ve been saying this for a couple years: Internet TV services are undermining pay TV’s hold on consumers. http://tcrn.ch/98b0sp

Enjoying touring UC Berkeley with Robert. It is even more beautiful than I remember when I last visited about 20 years ago.

Don Jones: Vitality GlowCap is Kindle-izing eHealth. It drives a race for which M2M device can ramp drug compliance first+fastest. #yg