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Why Didn't We Do That?

    Hey everyone. The question that a lot of business people have to be asking themselves tonight may be this. Why didn't we think of an app store like Apple? I'm sure you've seen the news. It's all over the internet that Apple has just had its 10 billionth app downloaded. For all of us not good with numbers, let me say that is a lot of apps. It's also a lot of dinero because if you sell an app on Apple's store, Apple gets a 30 percent cut of the pie. By the way, they don't give the I-Pads away, either.
    After just a few days of using the I-Pad, I almost went out and bought some stock in Apple. I felt that strongly about that product. The app store is a huge piece of the I-Pad's success. A few minutes ago I was reading on Flipboard that the 3DS games were going to run $40 to $50. I don't know how long the traditional gaming community can compete with Apple at these prices. Not when you can get a ton of games on the app store for that same $40.
    Speaking of Flipboard. This is a good app. It's Apple's App Of The Year, which is pretty high cotton, as we say down south. You are most likely aware of it but let me tell you a little about it, just in case. Flipboard is free. Flipboard is a news reader similar to Pulse, which I have reviewed previously. It allows you to choose the feeds that are presented to you and is constantly updated. They are arranged so that all you have to do is swipe through virtual pages with your finger. Let's say you have selected a section for video games. You find it on the screen and start looking through the offered articles. This morning as I drank my coffee I saw an article about a new game for I-Pad called Dungeon Raid. It was taken from an excellent site called Touch Arcade and delivered to my I-Pad because I had selected a section on video games. Much like Google News and Pulse, of course. Anyway the Dungeon Raid game looks pretty good but I haven't bought it yet. I saw another article that clued me in to a freebie for today only. It was for a retro game called Daring Raccoon. I haven't played it much yet but it seems pretty fun and simple enough even for me to enjoy. It seems a lot like the old Burger Time game, if you are familiar with that. Your raccoon has to climb ladders and collect fruit, while evading pins and worms and other undesirables.
    This weekend I also downloaded a free game called Pro Zombie Soccer. I haven't played it enough to talk about it just yet. Your hero kicks a soccer ball hard enough to kill zombies which are attacking him. More on this game later. I gather that it's being offered for free because its successor has just come out. I gather that both are quite popular among the young people. The successor is called Pro Zombie Apocalypse. It has a free and a paid version.
    I just watched a really odd movie called The Man From Elysian Fields. I liked it pretty well, even though it was really sad. It starred Andy Garcia as a struggling writer who takes a rather odd job to make ends meet. Imagine my surprise when I saw that Mick Jagger played his boss. Mick did a good job, and Andy did his usual stellar work. I can't really give you the full scoop on it. It's a 'G' rated blog.
   Forgive the rambling blog. I'm CE Wills.

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