iNeverDie: Apple's Next Killer App

Apple's iPhone debut was featured on the net and in daily publications. Gadget junkies lined up, then bought, then assumed the postion. They stared down. Fixated, they left their life in the real world and headed for a virtual life on the small screen of iPhone.

Here's a suggestion for the Apple engineers. Apple should introduce the next killer app for iPhone. It could be titled iNeverDie. It's only logical that since so many people forgo the real world for the virtual world it would be appropriate for them to leave behind a virtual incarnation of themselves when they die. Surely there exists rudimentary artificial intelligence that could be programmed with the dead persons voice. An archive of answers, conversations and even jokes could be pre-programmed by the invidual before he/she dies. It doesn't have to be memorable conversation so as to make the virtual experience more realistic.

Relatives and virtual friends could save some funeral expenses if they virtually deny the death by not having a formal service. Only the removal and disposal of the body would be required. That's much cheaper.

Microsoft's Bill Gates , African Aid & The Dependency Problem

Ask Bill Gates how best to help Africa with it's chronic malnutrirtion and sexually transmitted disease problem and he will tell you about the "Red Campaign". He pushed that campaign at Davos, Switzerland the other day. Simply the participating companies in the campaign which also includes, Apple, American Express, Dell and others donate a portion of the sales price of " Red Campaign" logo products to the Global Fund which targets Africa's social maladies.

Since the 1960's aid to Africa from outside sources is now totaled well over $700 billion. Yet, Africa's woes have only grown and Africans have become ever more dependent on outside aid. Of course Bill knows and relies on dependency from customers who make a habit of buying Microsoft's products to solve their personal computing needs. But aiding the breeding of dependent generations of Africans indefinietly is a blueprint for disaster.

Bill must learn that people who are dependent on Microsoft's computing ware at least know what question to ask of the software. It seems that many Africans still don't even wonder or ask how to stop overpopulation or the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.