‘Steve Jobs & the Economics of Elitism’

This article theorizes why Steve Jobs has done so well…and summarizes the non-specific appeal of his products that makes me crazy. I’d have loved to have heard a debate between Neil Postman and Steve Jobs.

“Real innovation in technology involves a leap ahead, anticipating needs that no one really knew they had and then delivering capabilities that redefine product categories,” said David B. Yoffie, a professor at the Harvard Business School. “That’s what Steve Jobs has done.”

1,2,3,7…Nemo???

last week’s tweets

• RT: @JohnPiper: You never know how much you really believe a thing until its truth or falsehood becomes a matter of life & death to you. CSL #
• just passed 45 minutes on line with BofA customer 'service'. don't like talking to customer service? try talking to them on Skype! yikes! #
• enjoying Starbucks Christmas blend this morning…thanks to some very good friends. #
• Just saw franklin G bench press #
• RT: @jeff_goins: “Jesus did not come to make bad people good, but to make dead people live.” -Ravi Zacharias #
• wondering: does aid help? (in regards to 'aid' in Africa) #
• Some people's actions contradict what they SAY they believe. But, everyone's actions are concurrent with what they ACTUALLY believe. Agree? #

teapot

flight log

{wilson-loyangalani-ileret (both on E. shore of Lake Turkana, the latter almost in Ethiopia) – wilson}

star-studded

Sorry for the posting delinquency. Since last Friday, it has been ‘all hands on deck’ at the hangar getting the DC-3 through a check 1 inspection so it could do some VIP flying this week. Yesterday was a bit hectic, due to an electrical issue with our King Air, but I did get to meet Franklin Graham and also this guy, who rode shotgun in my truck…while his uber-expensive guitar rode in the back. The collection of people you meet out here in Africa is crazy.

Tomorrow I have a flight to a town up near the Ethiopian border. I am hoping to videotape it and post a ‘day in the life’ videocast. I wish we could do the same for Ginna, but we can’t for security reasons. She is going to her clinic tomorrow though, for the first time this year. Your prayers for the two of us tomorrow would be appreciated.