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Talking Tech|Talking Tech, Friday, February 9th Episode
[[libsyn_player]]0.35 â This week has been the week of the telecom layoff. Nortel started off the week with 2,900
layoffs. Earlier today, Alcatel/Lucent
just cut another 12,500 jobs
1.10 â Kevin analyzes the layoffs and puts the
Alcatel/Lucent cuts due to synergies but thinks the Nortel problems are
symptomatic of its ongoing problems. Mark wonders where Nortel will be once the
restructuring and job cuts are done?
4.19 â Is there light at the end of the tunnel for Nortel?
IPTV is a big focus, but will it take off and rival cable and if so, will
Nortel even be a player? The questions are there for wimax
5.50 â Mark brings up Steve Jobsâ DRM missive â talking
out of his mouth and ass at the same time. Kevin is baffled that Jobs is
pushing the music industry to abolish DRM when Apple is in a shared leadership
position
7.20 â What is Jobsâ ulterior motive?
7.50 â EMI is
considering selling all of its music in a digital
format free of restrictions. Kevin thinks this will reduce piracy, increase
sales of music devices and industry sales in the long term. He warns there will
be growing pains though
8.59 â Mark breaks down the issues surrounding DRM. Mark
thinks the best thing about P2P file sharing is the no risk aspect of
discovering new music. He thinks the industry needs to find new ways to expose
consumers to new music in a low risk, low cost way
11.08 â Kevin warns that no matter what music companies try
to do to protect their content, someone will always be able to break it
11.28 â Mark brings up Circuit City
closing 62
of âThe Sourceâ stores. Heâs always
found it very geeky â Kevin reminds him theyâre doing a podcast. Enough said.
12.05 â Kevin isnât sure why Circuit City is failing; but
thinks it could be to do with Best Buy and Future Shopâs presence
12.45 â The weekly request for swag. Mark segue ways into
the amazing amount of Apple gadgets you can
buy. Appleâs PR take note!
Audio comments for Mark and Kevin can be left on the Talking
Tech hotline: 1 206-333-1327 or emailed to heytalkingtech@gmail.com.
Our announcer is the lovely Amber Mac and the music is No
Mojo by Anthony Stauffer and Holy Smoke which is available on the pod safe music network.
[ Fri, 9 Feb 2007 18:18:00 GMT ]
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