{"id":15695,"date":"2012-02-09T18:34:35","date_gmt":"2012-02-10T01:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=15695"},"modified":"2012-02-09T18:34:53","modified_gmt":"2012-02-10T01:34:53","slug":"two-years-ago-when-the-ipad-was-introduced-i-said-google-and-microsoft-cant-even-copy-genius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/15695\/two-years-ago-when-the-ipad-was-introduced-i-said-google-and-microsoft-cant-even-copy-genius\/","title":{"rendered":"Two years ago, when the iPad was introduced, I said: “Google and MicroSoft can’t even copy<\/em> genius.”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vide licet:<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

With the iPad and its closed software universe, has Steve Jobs committed an unforced error — unnecessarily created an obvious opening for Google and MicroSoft to compete?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Today, Google says: “If you throw enough crap at the wall, sooner or later something’s gotta<\/em> stick.”<\/a><\/p>\n

Today, Microsoft says: “Pigs will eat anything.”<\/a><\/p>\n

The revolution is not<\/em> the technology.<\/p>\n

This<\/em> is the revolution: The consumer is now in charge.<\/p>\n

Learn to love it — or get liquidated. PT Barnum’s day in the marketplace is done.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Vide licet: With the iPad and its closed software universe, has Steve Jobs committed an unforced error — unnecessarily created an obvious opening for Google and MicroSoft to compete? Today, Google says: “If you throw enough crap at the wall, sooner or later something’s gotta stick.” Today, Microsoft says: “Pigs will eat anything.” The revolution […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[212,29,379,509,19],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-15695","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"hentry","6":"category-flourishing","7":"category-group-therapy","8":"category-innovation","9":"category-mypad","10":"category-technology","12":"no-featured-image"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11767,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/11767\/ipad-observation-10-is-the-ipad-an-unforced-error-i-say-google-and-microsoft-cant-even-copy-genius\/","url_meta":{"origin":15695,"position":0},"title":"iPad observation #10: Is the iPad an unforced error? 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