As I mentioned earlier , Windows 7 is the product of Microsoft's missed expectations with Windows Vista and reaction to Apple's negative campaign against it. The combination motivated Microsoft in a... More >
I'm at the Microsoft PDC , the Professional Developers Conference, this week. The opening keynote was on a new Windows platform, Windows Azure , though I spent Sunday being trained on the latest up... More >
One of the reasons I became an analyst is that I couldn't rely on most of the projections my predecessors sold because they didn't take into account critical future events. I was faced with a const... More >
It is easy to get depressed when we see the massive drop in our retirement portfolios and falling valuation of our homes. But unless we need to sell near term, neither is the big problem. The big pro... More >
I have been using the new Google Android phone for about a week as my primary phone. It was a good experience that gave me a view into a future that I think will be amazing. First let me walk you t... More >
I've been watching, as I'm sure many of you have, the U.S. election process closely. I was fascinated to see that, after McCain switched to nearly 100 percent negative attack ads , Obama's lead grew... More >
Over at The New York Times , Ashlee Vance is writing that, once again, thin clients are coming and, I think, suggesting that this represents some risk to Microsoft. Dennis Byron, who also writes f... More >
One of the difficulties we have with an administration that has cried wolf as often as this one has is taking a real problem seriously. We have a real problem . With the stock market in free fall an... More >
This week, IBM released surprisingly strong financial results once again, showcasing that the problems that are plaguing the U.S. and world markets are originating with subprime mortgages, not with... More >
I'm sure I'm like many of you in that I'm frustrated by a U.S. government that seems unable or unwilling to manage well. There are a number of things our U.S. politicians could learn from business; ... More >
In the U.S., people are so upset with their congressional leaders with regard to the economic bailout measure that they are overwhelming the e-mail system contacting their representatives. As a res... More >
I spend a good deal of my time looking at business practices. One of the consulting jobs I'm often hired for is to look at a problem and, by using my business process training, recommend a path tha... More >

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