As Bill Gates steps down from being the visible power in Microsoft, I thought it would be good to capture some of the lessons we can learn from both Redmond's successes and its mistakes . Lessons th... More >
Today is Bill's last day at Microsoft, and I thought it would be fun to go back and trace some of my personal moments with that company. I have a handful of memories I'll carry with me to the grave, ... More >
Last week, I shared one of the experiences I had at Panasonic and contrasted that company's flagship product with the Apple Air. This was to showcase a life mistake I see often: choosing appearance... More >
This week I've been in Japan on a deep dive with Matsushita, a firm most of us know as Panasonic (it's in the process of taking that name globally). In watching presentation after presentation, I was... More >
Last week, I received a notebook bag from HP. Inside, there wasn't a notebook. Instead, there were parts, telling the story of what HP changed in its recent refresh of its business notebook line. I t... More >
I just came back from Orlando and Microsoft's TechEd . It is interesting to contrast the Apple World Wide Developer's conference and the Microsoft event in that both are kind of love fests betwee... More >
Apple does a brilliant job of controlling the message that surrounds its products. However, the syncing capability that was going to make the iPhone 2 capable of moving into business is appare... More >
Apple has some really interesting stuff going on as this week is ending. Forbes is talking about Snow Leopard and what may be the most advanced Apple operating system to ever hit the market. Blendi... More >
Last week, I wrote about how sole sourcing can have significant benefits, primarily because it focuses everyone on the problems instead of the dynamics between vendors and, assuming the primary v... More >

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