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Remains of the Day: Inadequacy, incorporated

05.03.2011
Samsung takes a hard look at its iPad competitors and comes up short. Elsewhere, Apple is back at the bargaining table with music labels and, despite its best efforts, Microsoft is late to the tablet game. The remainders for Friday, March 4, 2011 are right on time.

(CNN)

At least one of Apple's competitors has apparently taken Steve Jobs's words to heart. Samsung executive Lee Don-Joo described the company's forthcoming 10.1-inch Galaxy Tab as "inadequate" in light of the newly announced iPad 2. The company had planned to make the 10.1-inch version more expensive than the 7-inch model, which retails for $750. On the upside, at least the company to have legions of disappointed customers.

(Bloomberg)

Apparently, Apple's in talks with music companies to allow iTunes users to download songs multiple times. If an agreement is reached, you'd be allowed to redownload songs on your devices, just as you can redownload apps you've already bought. Then again, such a feature might also reveal that your purchase of the latest Jonas Brothers single a one-time fluke.

(GigaOm)