{7:1} Judge not, that ye be not judged.
{7:2} For with
what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what
measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
{7:3} And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s
eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
{7:4} Or
how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye;
and, behold, a beam [is] in thine own eye?
{7:5} Thou
hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou
see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.
Matthew
7 vs 1 to 5
The
Apple iPad launched worldwide with much fanfare in Britain with the excited
long lines of tech crazed Apple Fanboys as stated in the article “Crowds gather
for UK iPad launch”, published Sunday May 30 2010, BBC News.
This
is also shown in the YouTube Video entitled
“Excitement as iPad reaches Europe”,
by Chalie Angela, Al-Jazeera and “Fanfare greets Global Debut of iPad”
by Millar Sega, VOA News with similar
bleary eyed jubilant long lines of Apple Fanboys in Tokyo Japan as shown in
the YouTube Video entitled
“Tokyo fans
snatch Apple's iPads” by AFP News.
Already,
the Apple iPad has smashed previous sales record for the Apple iPhone, selling
more than one million (1,000,000) units within the space of twenty eight (28)
days as stated in the article “Apple sells 1
million iPads”, published May 3, 2010 6:16 AM PDT by Jim Dalrymple, CNET News since the debut of the device on the
weekend of Saturday April 3rd and Sunday April 4th 2010
cementing the fact that this device is not only the future but also a game
changer.
This
confirms earlier reports of the devices “zippy” interface as stated in the
article “Early reviews:
iPad is 'beautiful', 'blazingly fast', 'has a touch of genius'”,
published Wednesday April 1 2010 by Ben Patterson, Yahoo! News. The fact that it is changing the
way developers are building apps and websites as stated in the article
" iPad Already
Changing the Way Web Sites are Built", published Thursday April
1, 12:01 pm ET Dan Hope TechNews Daily Staff Writer, Yahoo! News.
In
fact it’s already beginning to look like the next gaming platform of the Summer
of 2010 as stated in the article “iPhone vs iPad:
20 games compared”, published April 6, 2010 4:00 AM PDT by Josh
Lowensohn CNET News bodes well for the
future of computing as per my blog
article entitled “Apple iPad and
the future of computing”.
But
the greatest potential of this device which is merely a bigger Apple iPhone, as
it runs a modified Apple iPhone OS, is that, despite not having Adobe Flash
support (who needs that third party 90’s throwback anyway when HTML5 is
coming?), no video calling or phone calling capability, no E-Ink and an
apparent lackluster Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11n) as stated in the article “Apple Addresses
Complaints about Weak iPad Wi-Fi” published Wednesday April 7th 2010
by Barry Levine, newsfactor.com, Yahoo! News,
it has done what it has set out to do.
This
was to offer an alternative to the Amazon Kindle eReader device, with even
Marvel Comics, now owned by Walt Disney, on whose board CEO Steve Jobs sits as
stated in the article “Disney to Buy
Marvel for US$4 Billion”, published August 31, 2009, 10:10AM EST By
Ronald Grover, Business Week – Entertainment.
They
are planning to make a comeback as stated in the article “Comic Book
Publishers Plot comeback via Apple iPad”, published Wednesday April
7, 2010 By Douglas MacMillan Business Week - DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT. The New
York Times is also betting on the Apple iPad as the means for its revival and
Hulu, which is CBS owned, is looking to serve up content on the Apple iPad.
Thus Newspapers and Broadcasters are saved.
Apple
is apparently so overwhelmed by the apparent unexpected incredible demand for
its “new” product in places as far away as Australia and Japan that they are
splashing on the release of another twenty four million (24,000,000) Apple
iPhones running iPhone OS 4.0 as stated in the “Report: Apple
readying 24 million units of next iPhone”, published May 17, 2010
10:25 AM PDT by Erica Ogg, CNET News.
The
Apple iPhone will sport multitasking, folders (finally), and the new Apple
advertising platform called Apple iAd, a game social Network called Game
Center, similar to that of Microsoft Xbox 360, iBook, similar to the iBookStore
App on the Apple iPad with a free complimentary book Winnie the Pooh (first
thing Apple has ever given away for free!!) as suggested in the article “Will iPhone 4.0
derail Microsoft's phone plans?”, published April 9, 2010 10:24 AM
PDT by Ina Fried, CNET News.
Signs
of a big rush for the newly upgraded Apple iPhone can be seen from the recent
pricing of the Apple iPhone 3GS, which has now fallen to US$97 on a two (2)
year contract from AT&T as stated in the article “Get a new 16GB
iPhone 3GS for US$97”, published May 25, 2010 5:18 AM PDT by Rick
Broida CNET News.
The
recent murmuring of a possible Verizon supported Apple iPhone after AT&T
exclusive contract expires this year 2010, speculation fuelled by recent
comments by Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg expressing an interest in having the
Apple iPhone on their Telecom Network as stated in the article “Verizon CEO has
told Apple of iPhone interest”, published Tue Apr 6, 10:28 am ET, Yahoo! News.
Even
opinion pieces by such noted journalists as David Carnoy as elaborated in his
article “Verizon iPhone:
Sooner or later?”, published May 24, 2010 1:33 PM PDT by David
Carnoy by Marguerite Reardon, CNET News. Further
hints can also be seen from the recent rise in Pre-Paid phones as stated in the
articles “Prepaid wireless
outpaces contract services”, published April 5, 2010 3:35 PM PDT by
Marguerite Reardon, CNET News.
It’s
also stated in the article “Smart phones
come to prepaid wireless market”, published May 19, 2010 4:00 AM PDT
by Marguerite Reardon, CNET News which is a
temporary trend lemming-like reaction of people looking for deals but still
wanting to have a high-end phones, as Contracts merely need only minor
adjusting to the ETF (Early Termination Fees) to make them more attractive
after the Recession abates.
Statistical
proof, however is provided by Gartner, who have compiled statistical data
confirming beyond a shadow of a doubt that this Summer of 2010 will see a surge
in the purchase of smart phones with Apple makers of the Apple iPhone, RIM
makers of the Blackberry , also showing healthy signs of growth as stated by
NPD in the article “RIM's strategy
to stay on top in smartphones”, published May 12, 2010 4:00 AM PDT
by Marguerite Reardon, by Marguerite Reardon, CNET
News.
There
are other smart phones that run Google Android leading the charge and
confirming the shift towards Pre-paid as stated in the article “Cell phone,
smartphone sales surge”, published May 19, 2010 10:01 AM PDT by
Lance Whitney, by Marguerite Reardon, CNET News.
Even
Google’ Android OS despite its support by a hodgepodge of different
phones with different screen sizes from such Mobile Handset Makers as diverse
as Motorola, Samsung, Sony Ericsson and HTC has shown potential for growth as
stated in the article “Analysts predict
bold growth for Google Android” published January 25, 2010 2:18 PM
PST by Marguerite Reardon by Marguerite Reardon, CNET
News.
This
was later confirmed by a study done by ComScore that showed that Google had
posted a 5.2% increase in its subscriber percentage of the smart phone OS
Market within the period November 2009 to February 2010 as stated in the
article “Google Android
growth outpacing the industry” published April 5, 2010 2:36 PM PDT
by Tom Krazit by Marguerite Reardon, CNET News.
Google is seemingly on its way to beating out Apple and Microsoft for the
number two (2) spot in terms of smart phones OS and phones running the Google
Android OS
Google
Android OS, however, has strongest support in the United States of America, as
stated in the article “Android
ownership hottest in North America”, published May 26, 2010 8:14 AM
PDT by Lance Whitney by Marguerite Reardon, CNET
News with 75% support in North America as confirmed by AdMob.
AdMob
is an advertising firm that was recently purchased by Google for US$750 million
as stated in the article “Apple to buy
Quattro Wireless for US$275 million” January 4, 2010 8:25 PM PST by
Kara Swisher, by Marguerite Reardon, CNET News.
Google
OS will be supporting Tablet challengers after Microsoft with their Courier and
HP with their Slate as stated in the article “HP preps its
would-be iPad Killer, the Slate” published Tuesday April 6, 11:13 am
ET By Ben Patterson Yahoo! News all backed
out of the race at the last minute. Dell and their Streak as stated
in the article “Dell's Streak
Tablet headed to UK first”, published May 25, 2010 8:12 AM PDT by
Erica Ogg, by Marguerite Reardon, CNET News and
other tablets supported by Verizon.
One
thing is for certain, the Apple iPad and its Tablet-pc wannabees copycats have
the potential to dampen Netbook sales, if the price is right as stated in the
article " iPad, tablets
expected to dampen Netbook sales", published April 6, 2010 8:17
AM PDT by Lance Whitney by Marguerite Reardon, CNET
News and " Netbook Sales
Sag as the iPad Arrives” published April 7, 2010, 12:27AM EST By
Cliff Edwards, by Marguerite Reardon, CNET News.
Thus,
most Apple Fanboys in Jamaica are probably still awaiting a public declaration
from Telecom Provider CLARO or any of the Telecoms Providers who may have an
interest in carrying the device, as in my mind it is already a done deal,
albeit Telecom Provider CLARO now has to confirm whether they plan to support
this device, specifically the Apple iPad 3G + Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11n) versions, as
the Apple iPad Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11n) version obviously will not need Telecom
Provider CLARO support.
But
as Telecom Provider CLARO is the retailer for Apple in Jamaica, there is the
possibility that they can support the device by simply selling 3G-to-Wi-Fi
(IEEE 802.11n) routers to provide the Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11n) service, as unlike
the United States of America as alluded to in the article “AT&T offers
free Wi-Fi in New York City”, published May 25, 2010 7:04 AM PDT by
Marguerite Reardon by Marguerite Reardon, CNET
News free Municipal Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11n) does not exist in Jamaica……….at
least not yet.
Local
interest here in Jamaica is predicted to be mostly among college students and
Seventh Day Adventist and other similarly organized Christian groupings, such
as possibly Jehovah’s Witnesses and WorldWide Church of God (Armstrongites),
who are currently the only demographic spanning all age ranges and demographics
that read books, as they typical members of John Public does not read at all,
merely subsisting on Television and radio, seemingly disinterested in the world
around them.
But
there is still one industry that is still struggling that also needs to be salvaged
and that is the Gambling Industry and curiously enough, support is coming from
an unlikely source supporting the move towards Online Gambling as stated in the
article “Congress may
roll dice, legalizing Net gambling” published May 18, 2010 11:14 PM
PDT by Declan McCullagh by Marguerite Reardon, CNET
News the Government of the United States of America.
This
support for Internet Gambling, as laid out in a bill being championed by Rep.
Barney Frank (D-Mass.) in a bill titled H.R. 2267, which would allow Internet
casinos to obtain licenses from and be regulated by the federal Government.
It
is thus on this basis that Telecoms Providers in Jamaica and Supreme Ventures
Limited (SVL) should take the opportunity to more aggressively lobby for
support for a similar legislative push to legalize Online Gambling as well as
allow televised off track horse betting, as similar to the United States of
America, it could be a tremendous source of taxable revenue not to mention a
source of employment as well as a means of paying police, nurses and teachers
money owed to them.
With
the tremendous wave of smart phones and tablets to soon hit our shores by early
Christmas of 2010 and accelerate by the second quarter of 2011 with the
expected launch of LIME TV and Digicel 4G WiMaX (IEEE 802.16m) as state in the
article “Digicel to offer
mini Laptops with 4G service next year”, published Friday September
4, 2009, the Daily Gleaner.
ZTE
Corp of China is their build out partner of their new WiMaX 4G Mobile (IEEE
802.16d) Network as stated in the article “Digicel signs ZTE as 4G Mobile
WiMaX internet partner”, published Sunday, September 27, 2009, The Jamaica Observer.
Internet
Gambling, combined with Senator Dwight Nelson, Minister of National Security
and Justice and his intended implementation of MRSI (Mandatory Registration of
Subscriber Information) as stated in the article “CLARO Backs Cell
Phone Tracking Plan; Digicel, LIME in Wait-And-See Mode”, published
Sunday May 16, 2010 by Mark Titus, Business Reporter, the Daily Gleaner.
A
move that will eventually lead to MNP (Mobile Number Portability), most
desirable from Telecom Provider CLARO’s point of view and which is priority as
alluded to in the article “OUR signals
policy shift on portability - Says Jamaica running out of phone numbers”,
published Friday November 20, 2009 by Mark
Titus, Business Reporter, the Daily
Gleaner.
This
proposal for which being slated to come to the attention of John Public’s in
June 2010 as stated in the article “Paulwell calls
for number portability”, published, Wednesday April 21, 2010,
Daraine Luton, Senior Staff Reporter, the
Daily Gleaner.
This
would create a secure platform where under eighteen (18) gamblers could be
identified and blocked from gambling via Mobile smart phones and modems used to
access the SVL Gambling Platforms, with further security being provided by
requesting the persons enter their TRN for Taxation and verification purposes
before persons would be allowed to placed bets via the internet. Curiously a
similar solution exists to make Social Networks profitable and secure…..but
that is another article.
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