Verizon's Fiber is the Only Fix Program

The Motley Fool looks into why Verizon is refusing to fix problems for some customers.

While the "Fiber is the Only Fix" program is fine for customers who live in areas that have fiber - what about all the rural customers whose only choice is decades old copper lines? Many of the customers who live in these areas have come to expect poor service on their old copper lines any time it rains. Many real estate agents trying to sell homes in these areas beg the sellers not to disconnect their existing DSL service because if they do then in many cases Verizon will not offer DSL to the new homeowner. These are real and major issues for people living in these areas.

Fiber truly is the only fix for those people living in such broadband deserts but not in the way that Verizon imagined.

Happy Anniversary Apple

The fine folks at The Motley Fools remind us that Apple was incorporated on this day in 1977.

The article also reminds us of who Apple's original competitors were - the Altair 8800, the Radio Shack TRS-80, the Commodore 64 and IBM.

That reminded me that when IBM released their PC they blanketed the airwaves with commercials featuring the cast from M*A*S*H. Amazing to look back and realize that while Apple today is perhaps the most influential company in the world - IBM's are as influential today to PC's as the cast from M*A*S*H is to network primetime TV.

Motley Fool Misses Big Picture on Apple iTV

The Motley Fool is normally pretty spot on in their analysis but when it comes to Apple's potential iTV offering they really miss the big picture. Here's why...