My dream of seeing an Apple store in India will remain just that for the foreseeable future

So far, Apple has not opened any of its iconic company-owned stores in India. While the government has allowed single-brand companies like Apple to operate fully-owned stores, it has made it compulsory for such firms to source 30% of the goods they sell here from local vendors. Currently, the US company does not manufacture any of its products in India and the 30% sourcing clause could, therefore, deter it from opening self-owned stores.


Check out this insanely great collection of old Apple/Steve Jobs videos and audio on iTunes U

oneinfinitewatch:

This is an absolute gold-mine if you are an Apple aficionado and the entire collection is free to download. The amount of great content on iTunes U never ceases to amaze me. 

(via @SteveStreza) 

This is a great way to spend some your of free time. 

There’s no QA like an active user base.

Rene Ritchie

This quote is from Episode 9 of The Debug Podcast.

Mark: 17 mins, 12 secs.

Matt Drance, a former developer evangelist at Apple was the special guest in this show. He talked a bit about Apple’s corporate culture and had a couple of sensible tips for developers who deal with Apple and so much more. It was a great show. Give it a listen if you haven’t already and check out the archives. 

(via oneinfinitewatch)

Samsung's Heft in Android Worries Google

Google supposedly built the “OPEN” Android ecosystem to counter iOS’ rise and now they’ve given rise to a monster that threatens to bite the hand that is feeding it. Do i feel sorry for Google? Hell, No. 

P.S. Some of Google’s apps on iOS are massively popular and they are prolific revenue generators for the company. Isn’t that a bit ironic?