Classical Pop, Of the Music 古典与流行——论音乐

An album from 中岛みゆき, who's songs are performed by many other singers. CD Produced by Yamaha Music.

常见人笼统地把音乐分成两类，『古典』与『流行』。
这个『古典』显然不是由曼海姆而来那个『古典』。
什么是『古典』？什么又是『流行』？
『「古典」是一种经典。』
倒不如这么说：『古典』也曾『流行』。时光流逝，大浪淘沙，剩下依然『流行』的，即是『古典』。
今天的『流行』或许是明天的『古典』。


Man usually classification the musics into Classical and Pop.
Of course, this Classical isn't the Classical from Mannheim.
What's Classical? What else's Pop?
Classical is somekind classical.
It's better to say: Classical is pop sometime. And then, as time goes by, the lefts which still pop, are Classical.
The Pop today maybe the Classical tomorrow.

BMW for Youth 青春宝马

Picture from Gizmodo.com

宝马是卖给年轻人的。
这是最近宝马国际网站贴出来一个『新产品』。哇！是什么？

BMW is for the youth.
This is the New Product posted on BMW International Web Site renctly. Wow! What's that?

不管是什么，我买不起。很可能当我买得起的时候，我也不再年轻。
于是我没敢去BMW Art Car巡展。

What ever it is, it's what I can't afford. Perhaps I'll not young when I can afford that.
Then I was afraid to see the BMW Art Car exhibition.

Jobs' new idea? 贾伯斯的新招？

Property of Apple Computer Inc.

苹果电脑的官方网站上打出了又一个概念广告。贾伯斯又有什么新招？
的确，30年了，当年的老对手们都消失了——微型仪器遥测系统倒下了，施乐和国际商用机器不做个人电脑了，康柏则被惠普兼并了。而苹果电脑则仍然在做个人电脑，仍在焕发着生机。
不过话说回来，这可不见得是贾伯斯的歪招在管用。他回归苹果电脑并忙着篡位夺权的1996年，也是苹果电脑巨额亏损濒临倒闭的那一年（实际上，那一年是众多个人电脑厂家的寒冬），苹果原厂的麦金塔还拥有6.6%的市场占有率（参考Business Week的图表），而2006年则为2.8%（IDC）。虽然贾伯斯的iPod拯救了苹果电脑。

There's a new ad on Apple Computer's website. What's the new idea from Jobs?
O, ye it's 30 years. And those old competitors are gone: MITS(Telemetry Systems Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems)'s bankrupt, Xerox and IBM have gone down to other bussiness, Compaq is acquired by Hewlett-Packard. Apple Computer still lives in PC area, and it lives well.
But that's may not because Jobs' wicked idea. When he went back to Apple Computer and was busy getting the throne power, the year 1996, as it seemed going to be bankrupt (also the situation of lots PC manufactors at that time), Apple's Macintosh got 6.6% marketshare (See Business Week's chart). And in the year 2006, IDC reports a 2.8% marketshare, though Jobs' iPod saved Apple Computer.