Ode to the Nice GuysThis rant was written for the Wharton Undergraduate Journal

note: i did not write this but i completely agree with it

My best friend falls in this nice guys category.

This is a tribute to the nice guys. The nice guys that finish last, that never become more than friends, that endure hours of whining and bitching about what assholes guys are, while disproving the very point. This is dedicated to those guys who always provide a shoulder to lean on but restrain themselves to tentative hugs, those guys who hold open doors and give reassuring pats on the back and sit patiently outside the changing room at department stores. This is in honor of the guys that obligingly reiterate how cute/beautiful/smart/funny/sexy their female friends are at the appropriate moment, because they know most girls need that litany of support. This is in honor of the guys with open minds, with laid-back attitudes, with honest concern. This is in honor of the guys who respect a girl’s every facet, from her privacy to her theology to her clothing style.
This is for the guys who escort their drunk, bewildered female friends back from parties and never take advantage once they’re at her door, for the guys who accompany girls to bars as buffers against the rest of the creepy male population, for the guys who know a girl is fishing for compliments but give them out anyway, for the guys who always play by the rules in a game where the rules favor cheaters, for the guys who are accredited as boyfriend material but somehow don’t end up being boyfriends, for all the nice guys who are overlooked, underestimated, and unappreciated, for all the nice guys who are manipulated, misled, and unjustly abandoned, this is for you.
This is for that time she left 40 urgent messages on your cell phone, and when you called her back, she spent three hours painstakingly dissecting two sentences her boyfriend said to her over dinner. And even though you thought her boyfriend was a chump and a jerk, you assured her that it was all ok and she shouldn’t worry about it. This is for that time she interrupted the best killing spree you’d ever orchestrated in GTA3 to rant about a rumor that romantically linked her and the guy she thinks is the most repulsive person in the world. And even though you thought it was immature and you had nothing against the guy, you paused the game for two hours and helped her concoct a counter-rumor to spread around the floor. This is also for that time she didn’t have a date, so after numerous vows that there was nothing “serious” between the two of you, she dragged you to a party where you knew nobody, the beer was awful, and she flirted shamelessly with you, justifying each fit of reckless teasing by announcing to everyone: “oh, but we’re just friends!” And even though you were invited purely as a symbolic warm body for her ego, you went anyways. Because you’re nice like that.
The nice guys don’t often get credit where credit is due. And perhaps more disturbing, the nice guys don’t seem to get laid as often as they should. And I wish I could logically explain this trend, but I can’t. From what I have observed on campus and what I have learned from talking to friends at other schools and in the workplace, the only conclusion I can form is that many girls are just illogical, manipulative bitches. Many of them claim they just want to date a nice guy, but when presented with such a specimen, they say irrational, confusing things such as “oh, he’s too nice to date” or “he would be a good boyfriend but he’s not for me” or “he already puts up with so much from me, I couldn’t possibly ask him out!” or the most frustrating of all: “no, it would ruin our friendship.” Yet, they continue to lament the lack of datable men in the world, and they expect their too-nice-to-date male friends to sympathize and apologize for the men that are jerks. Sorry, guys, girls like that are beyond my ability to fathom. I can’t figure out why the connection breaks down between what they say (I want a nice guy!) and what they do (I’m going to sleep with this complete ass now!). But one thing I can do, is say that the nice-guy-finishes-last phenomenon doesn’t last forever. There are definitely many girls who grow out of that train of thought and realize they should be dating the nice guys, not taking them for granted. The tricky part is finding those girls, and even trickier, finding the ones that are single.
So, until those girls are found, I propose a toast to all the nice guys. You know who you are, and I know you’re sick of hearing yourself described as ubiquitously nice. But the truth of the matter is, the world needs your patience in the department store, your holding open of doors, your party escorting services, your propensity to be a sucker for a pretty smile. For all the crazy, inane, absurd things you tolerate, for all the situations where you are the faceless, nameless hero, my accolades, my acknowledgement, and my gratitude go out to you. You do have credibility in this society, and your well deserved vindication is coming.

Wireless My World Baby!!

So wireless has been a buzz world for a long time.Now its the main focus for our Mobile Phone Czars like Nokia and Motorola. Nokia recently anounced how it is going to focus all its energy on 3G phones. Cameras and color display are standard now and do not excite the customer any more.What is however catching attention is mobile TV and Mobile music. Who are making hay while the sun starts to ? well Its Motorola (US No.1 mobile phone makers) , Nokia (Who rule the latin ameirca , south east asia , China and India Market), Qualcolmm the chip makers or wireless handsets. Video streaming is the going to be the next big thing.Espn mobile will be followed by Disney Internet Group planning to launch their mobile brand.
The leading Mobile TV technologies are presently Qualcomm's Media flow and DV-H (digital video broadcasting /Handheld ) which is supported by Nokia has 20 video and 40 audio channels.They are planning to launch MODEO in 2006 world cup soccer tournament in Germany.
The buzz is that Motorola has the best wireless equipment in market .However I think we should wait for the others like Nokia , BENQ , Samsung to come out with their wireless gizmos before we pass the verdict.However People still will wait before they buy the first wireless product because they rather wait and have a wider range of choice then just buy the first thing that comes their way.To have mobile TV and Mobile music in countries like India,China, Latin america is still a dream that will take time to manifest into reality.well lets wait and watch.

DING DONG DELL

Hmmm so dell is planning to open another call center in india.Meaning more jobs for so many unemployed educated youth.Also ther plan to open a manufacturing unit in india.So they can sell computers faster.Dell hold on indian computer market isnt much , just 3.66% in comparison to lenovo's 9.1% and HP's 19.05%. By opening a manufacturing unit in india they can improve their sales.But what i would want to know is how successful are they going to be.Nokia and Motorola paln to also open manufacturing units in India.Does this mean that India can now look at a future promising deveoplment of semiconductor industries.Another important question :When will India involve in design field even more deeply?Is this going to be the new age industrial reolution for India?

INTEL......BETTER GET IT SUPPLY RIGHT

Well previous post was all about intel driving apple systems.This post is about intel getting replaced by AMD.Recently intel is having supply issues and hence Gateway computers has AMD processors running their recent line of systems produced.News has it that Dell also might be going the gateway way.this is not good news for intel.mismanagement of forecasts and capacity allocation issues are looming large on intel . So intel has disatisfied customers and dismayed investors to deal with .Anwin i think a lot of ppl will be buying AMD like you did ;-)

Welcome to my world

Hi this blog is purely dediacted to my view on various business news .I am no expert but an an individual i have a view and this is my medium of expression.

My first topic for this blog is APPLE.Yes this baby of steve jobs has always been in recent years center of media speculation and anticipation.Every year people including technical experts, journalists , competing companies , tech enthusiasts and general public wait for apple to unleash its new product line with baited breath .
Recent big buzz was about Apple using Intel processors in its new Mac power books.While this partnership stands to benefit investors immensley , how does it benefit consumers?
Well for starters with use of Intel chips the notebook speed increases.Apple is past has been purchasing its chips from motorola and IBM ,who had less interests in making frequent updates to match apple becuase of it insignificant share worldwide market .With intel ,apple gets more flexibility said one PC analyst.I always wondered why one of rulings chip makers in world (intel)werent involved with apple .Both are brilliant innovators in their own respect and when two superior powers come together there is no boundaries they cant cross or grounds they cant break.
Apple laptops arent still as popular among normal crowd in comparison to its competitors .But with intel chips powering them apple systems will be the only one with hardware that can support the four popular class OS : OS-X , linux , windows , java applications running at optimal speeds.
Is that good news? for technically inclined people yes ..what abt the people who rather have something like windows do thier excel sheets and docs even though it has a million technical snags in it . I have worked on macpowerbook.it is extermely sleek and beautiful to look at . But its gets a little confusing to work with because the mac OS runs on Unix and it isnt as easy as windows XP or 2000 .So what should people at apple do ?well if it can accomadate windows on it now as mentioned , then its problem is solved because a windows OS(which most ppl are used to ) with mac features supporting it is like dream come true.Apple has got to find a way through which it can broaden its market for notebooks like it has for IPODS. It needs a marketing strategy with an impact .It has already carved a brand name for ipods ...its has to play this up and somewhere intel's partnership will also encourage an average consumer to buy a macpowerbook.