Tag: economics

• Apple’s Advocate Explains the Grab for 30%

  Like many, I reacted very negatively to Apple’s new policy: any paid content inside iOS apps be available through Apple’s subscription system, must be available at the lowest price, and must give Apple a 30% cut of that price. John Gruber has written a very thorough analysis of the popular arguments against this new policy, […]

  Zeke Weeks

  March 1, 2011

  business, tech

  Apple, business, economics, iOS, linkedin

• Responsible Economic Recovery

  The Bush administration’s proposed $700 billion, no-strings-attached bailout of the financial industry is meeting strong opposition from Congress on both the left and right. Senate Banking Committee chairman Chris Dodd, a Democrat, said, “What they have sent us is not acceptable.” Kentucky Republican Jim Brunning said the plan would “take Wall Street’s pain and spread […]

  Zeke Weeks

  September 23, 2008

  Featured, Politics

  barack obama, business, economics, finance, Politics

• Of Stocks and Bailouts

  My eyes have been pretty much glued to Google Finance for the last two days, what with the biggest stock drop since 9/11 and all. It’s interesting to watch pan out… I’m not incredibly pessimistic about things in the long term, but it makes me wonder how much our economy will change in terms of […]

  Zeke Weeks

  September 16, 2008

  Featured, Politics

  AIG, Bank of America, economics, finance, Politics, Wells Fargo