Companies covered by larger numbers of analysts generate fewer patents, and the patents they produce have lower impact than those from other firms, according to an analysis by Jie (Jack) He of the University of Georgia and Xuan Tian of Indiana University. The findings suggest that analysts exert so much pressure on managers to meet short-term financial goals that they impede companies’ investment in long-term projects, the researchers say.
Hmmm. Just what I said in my last post.
Pinching to zoom on touch-screen devices is such a common gesture today that it’s hard to believe Steve Jobs wowed audience members (who actually cheered and applauded for close to 20 seconds) when he first stretched his fingers against the iPhone’s glass face.
"With regard to gestures, I think it will be hard to change the status quo because they’ve already gained such widespread acceptance," says one top interaction designer at HP.
It has such widespread acceptance because everyone copied it. So the argument is because we've all copied "pinch-to-zoom" and our customers are now used to it, Apple shouldn't be able to force you to do something else?
Hmmm...strange argument. So if you own something and I steal it and later on you want it back, I can just say, "Well I've gotten used to using this, so you are out of luck." Interesting.