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June 30, 2010

Dell and the Cost of Cover-Ups

Ashlee Vance over at The New York Times is going Medieval on Dell’s head this week over some faulty computers that Dell sold between 5 and 10 years ago. Vance and I go back a bit on Dell --  he o... More >

June 24, 2010

Dell: A Rebirth in Process

This week I’m at the Dell financial analyst meeting in lovely and hot Austin, Texas. Dell is feeling pretty good at this meeting and for the first time in a long time is actually doing a forecast. It... More >

Google, Microsoft and HP vs. Apple: The Smartphone OEM Nightmare

I’ve been talking to a number of people in Silicon Valley lately, and it is clear that not everything is rosy in the world of smartphones. Apple continues to attract more new customers and the altern... More >

June 16, 2010

Driving My First Avatar: Anybots and the Future of Telepresence

I just got to drive my first avatar, and while it wasn’t the James Cameron experience I’d hoped for, it may represent one of the futures for telepresence. This was at a local Silicon Valley company... More >

June 14, 2010

Is Snorkel (Sun and Oracle) Sinking?

Therese Poletti over at MarketWatch was asking whether Larry Ellison should eat crow after announcing a massive layoff at Sun last week. The reason for the question was that back in January, Larr... More >

June 11, 2010

How Microsoft and EMC Are Building a Virtual Steve Jobs

One of the of the most important aspects of Steve Jobs isn’t his marketing or presentation skills, it is that he performs the role of virtual customer in Apple and assures the acceptance of most prod... More >

June 8, 2010

TechEd Thoughts: How Microsoft Could Beat Google and Apple in Smartphones

I was at TechEd this week, where IT folks learn how to deploy and use Microsoft products. While Apple was focused on phones and MP3 players and Google on search and all the stuff that makes up the ... More >

June 4, 2010

The Problem with Public Relations

Earlier this week, I wrote about Google's apparently false statement that it was going to eliminate Windows internally for security reasons. I perceived that the reason had more to do with the fact... More >

June 2, 2010

Google Trades Trust for a Cheap Shot at Microsoft

Some days it is almost painful to watch Google. It's successful financially, having become the expert at exchanging consumer information for “free” products and getting advertisers to pay the bill. I... More >

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