I am very impressed lately by Google’s commitment to open source. Specifically, I love their “Catch and Release” strategy for developing their ecosystem of developers and partners. This strategy for ecosystem development is much different than Microsoft’s (MSFT) old model (closed ecosystem embrace and extend). Google (GOOG) is earning credibility in a new way by enabling key technology, and then by releasing code for open collaboration and development–Catch and Release.

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A couple of observations on Chrome: It’s good, it’s an OS, and where the hell is Intel. Multiprocess? Hello, multicore on the desktop. Hello, Intel? Wake up. I think that Google is being smart by not calling attention to the OS issue. Why? Because the definition of an OS favors Microsoft–and all the legacy baggage with PC-centric stuff. Why get into that conversation?

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War! What is it good for! Absolutely nothing! Say it again!

Are wars really good for business? Is tech entrepreneurship in recession heading toward depression? The battle between Microsoft and Yahoo is reaching its climax (if not already). However, there are some very interesting and unique perspectives from two blog posts that jumped out at me–Kara Swisher and Fred Wilson. Kara has the funniest headline saying “Jesus Is Coming” with the storyline about the inside scoop on the “dance” between the two. What strikes me with Kara’s post is that Yahoo might already be defeated in the “brain drain” that they have been experiencing. Even if Yahoo survives, is it already dead on the vine?

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