My little letter to U2 land
Hey there Candida!
Hope this finds you well! We corresponded many moons ago, when I served on the board at the African Well Fund, but this time I'm writing as a plain old U2 fan...
I've just come across the news regarding U2's deal with Research in Motion:
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=15938
While I'm glad for the band that they finally found in RIM kind of access that they originally sought in the Apple deal, I'm disappointed that Apple didn't keep up their end of the deal, causing a severance of the relationship. As an Apple user, I'm worried that I am going to miss out on something cool, and that is why I'm writing.
I would like y'all over there in U2 Land to know that while U2's relationship with Apple wasn't the biggest factor in my decision to buy an iPhone, but it was definitely something I considered. Needless to say, we as Apple/U2 fans expected big, exciting things from the combo. It is for this reason that I think I could be justified in arguing that U2 owes it to us Apple users to not leave us completely out of the 360 tour/mobile technology plans that Bono alluded to in that article. (See above link.)
I'm not saying that I would argue that U2 owes me anything -- I don't think they owe me a darn thing! But if I did, that is the argument I'd make. ;)
So that's it. I'm SUPER excited about the tour this year, and even moreso to hear that the latest and greatest in new media is to be fully deployed in good ol' U2 fashion. I've come to expect nothing less from them! I just don't want to miss out because I don't use a Blackberry. And since I will be spending some godawful, irresponsible amount of my lousy US dollars on U2 and Coldplay shows this summer, I am not, by any stretch of the imagination, going to be in any position to buy one! Most of us are bound to contracts, anyway.
Thanks for listening to my concerns. It is my wish that you make them known to the right people (all four of them), as I am quite sure I am not the only one who is worried about this matter.
Best regards,
Bridget McGann
Notre Dame, Indiana, USA
EDIT: A few min later I felt the need to add another note:
Hmmm I think that perhaps I should add, to clarify, that I write in hopes that the project in development is software-based, and that the solution to the problem would be to simply develop software for other platforms in addition to the Blackberry.
Sort of an obvious point, but I don't want you to think I was suggesting that U2 abandon their RIM deal or anything. I will always support U2's creative endeavours.
Bridget
Hope this finds you well! We corresponded many moons ago, when I served on the board at the African Well Fund, but this time I'm writing as a plain old U2 fan...
I've just come across the news regarding U2's deal with Research in Motion:
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=15938
While I'm glad for the band that they finally found in RIM kind of access that they originally sought in the Apple deal, I'm disappointed that Apple didn't keep up their end of the deal, causing a severance of the relationship. As an Apple user, I'm worried that I am going to miss out on something cool, and that is why I'm writing.
I would like y'all over there in U2 Land to know that while U2's relationship with Apple wasn't the biggest factor in my decision to buy an iPhone, but it was definitely something I considered. Needless to say, we as Apple/U2 fans expected big, exciting things from the combo. It is for this reason that I think I could be justified in arguing that U2 owes it to us Apple users to not leave us completely out of the 360 tour/mobile technology plans that Bono alluded to in that article. (See above link.)
I'm not saying that I would argue that U2 owes me anything -- I don't think they owe me a darn thing! But if I did, that is the argument I'd make. ;)
So that's it. I'm SUPER excited about the tour this year, and even moreso to hear that the latest and greatest in new media is to be fully deployed in good ol' U2 fashion. I've come to expect nothing less from them! I just don't want to miss out because I don't use a Blackberry. And since I will be spending some godawful, irresponsible amount of my lousy US dollars on U2 and Coldplay shows this summer, I am not, by any stretch of the imagination, going to be in any position to buy one! Most of us are bound to contracts, anyway.
Thanks for listening to my concerns. It is my wish that you make them known to the right people (all four of them), as I am quite sure I am not the only one who is worried about this matter.
Best regards,
Bridget McGann
Notre Dame, Indiana, USA
EDIT: A few min later I felt the need to add another note:
Hmmm I think that perhaps I should add, to clarify, that I write in hopes that the project in development is software-based, and that the solution to the problem would be to simply develop software for other platforms in addition to the Blackberry.
Sort of an obvious point, but I don't want you to think I was suggesting that U2 abandon their RIM deal or anything. I will always support U2's creative endeavours.
Bridget
posted by Bridget McGann at 12:45 PM
2 Comments:
Did you actually send this?
Brave you.
I'm looking at an interview with Jim Balsillie & Paul McG down the line, as things unfold.
And I've not yet made up my mind over the great iPhone-Blackberry debate... though you should check exploremusic.com for Alan Cross' world-exclusive w B vis a hint to the reasoning.
Good luck and keep us posted.
Of course I sent it. I expect them to hear me out -- They set that standard themselves when they talk about their gratefulness to the fans for giving them this great life that they live. And if enough people have the same concerns, I'd expect them to take it into some serious consideration. So it doesn't take bravery...It's more out of respect. I'd expect the same from them if it were me.
U2 have always been good listeners. That's always been my experience with them, anyway. It's one of the reasons I respect them so much.
I'm assuming you're Shawn? I had a funny little encounter with Mr. McG once...hehe. Nice guy! Good luck with that interview!
And thanks for pointing out that exploremusic.com article. It was definitely interesting! I think I'll tweet it.
It'll be very interesting indeed to see how all of this develops...U2 is definitely not without failure in terms of their investments, but I like that they're willing to take risks, explore new ideas and technologies. But clearly they've learned a lot and are very clearly still going strong, and are powerful players in the music business and beyond. That article is not at all overstating the importance of a deal like this. U2 is a smart operation, and they surround themselves with smart people.
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