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Quick Update: You don’t need record companies to develop the music industry

Wednesday, June 14, 2006

In another insipid and one-sided article, the CNA highlighted the terrible woes of record companies in Singapore. Here.
Key quotes:
But the influx of parallel imports has taken a toll on the music industry.
According to a study conducted by the Recording Industry Association of Singapore (Rias), there has been a staggering 25-per-cent fall in CD sales in [...]

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Bill and Steve’s Excellent Venture

Wednesday, April 5, 2006

Deep underground in a secret lair beneath 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino…
Bill: Hello Steve.
Steve: Hello Bill.
Bill: How are things, my good man.
Steve: Thanks to your help, I got Boot Camp out yesterday.
Bill: I’m still surprised you’re willing to let people run Winblows on your precious Macs.
Steve: Oh I really don’t care what other OS people run [...]

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The Singaporean mainstream media still doesn’t get it

Tuesday, May 17, 2005

The past 2 weeks have been interesting. First, TodayOnline published a piece about blogging and freedom that clearly set the benchmark for professional journalism. It was again, one of those ‘lectures’ devoid of any useful information or analysis that only a professional journalist could come up with.

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