Thursday, November 5, 2009
Goodbye Microsoft, the Next Chapter
Microsoft announced more layoffs today, and I was one of them.
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Friday, October 30, 2009
Seth MacFarlane Is Too Much for Microsoft, but “South Park” and “Two and a Half Men” Are No Problem
When Microsoft made the decision this week to drop out as the sole sponsor of Fox’s upcoming special “Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex’s Almost Live Comedy Show,” the software giant said, “The content was not a fit with the Windows brand.”
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Why Windows 7 Costs So Much
I’ve had a couple days now with Windows 7 and it is certainly an improvement over both Vista and XP, requiring slightly less resources than either (significantly less than Vista), booting faster, and offering superior usability.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Apples to Lemons: Microsoft’s New Retail Showrooms
Hey, I love a blue screen of death as much as anyone, but I wouldn’t drive to the mall just to see one.
Herd Mentality
So of course there’s some degree of herd mentality in every industry.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Microsoft Emphasizes the Real Deal
Microsoft’s big launch of the new Windows 7 operating system on Friday in Beijing was much like its launches around the world: a huge, boisterous demonstration of new features such as being able to share music across multiple computers in one home.
Google Founder: A “Shame” That Yahoo Abandoned Search
Google co-founder Sergey Brin said Thursday that he believes it’s a “shame” that Yahoo had decreased its focus on Internet search, through its recently announced partnership with Microsoft.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
But in PCs, Windows 7 Is the Spoiler
Cash-strapped consumers have been slow to buy personal computers in the recession. But with the launch of Microsoft Corp.’s new Windows 7 operating system Thursday, PC makers are aiming to reverse that trend–and then some.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Apple Declares War on the Entire PC Industry
There is absolutely nothing coincidental about Apple launching new products today.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Did PC Makers Overbuild in Anticipation of Windows 7?
Comments by Advanced Micro Devices yesterday apparently have triggered worries on the Street that the PC manufacturers, in their zealous optimism about the prospects for Microsoft Windows 7, may have built too many PCs.
As I noted last night, AMD said on its post-earnings conference call with the Street that it expects a less-than-seasonal sequential increase in Q4 revenues, due in part to the “the big build we’ve seen of PCs in anticipation of the Win 7 launch.”
Are Operating Systems a Dying Breed?
The perception is that operating systems are dying. In truth, they are evolving.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Google on Search: Size Doesn’t Matter That Much
You didn’t think Google was going to take the Microsoft-Yahoo search deal lying down, did you?
Monday, October 12, 2009
What the Associated Press Is saying to Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo
“I’m not saying Google’s an enemy, all right?” the chief executive of The Associated Press, Tom Curley, was telling a few people in Hong Kong on Tuesday.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Microsoft CEO’s Joie de Vivre
He dances. He romances operating systems. He crushes iPhones (not really).
And, it turns out, he speaks the language of love.
Steve Ballmer charmed a crowd of executives and government ministers in Issy-Lex-Moulineaux, France, Tuesday, with a 10-minute speech in their language, the Associated Press reported.
Servers With Cellphone Chips? Yep, Here They Come.
The era of such a deeply philosophical data center question is upon us.
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