This week I’m at Microsoft’s Financial Analyst Meeting in Redmond, Wash. At these events, companies bring in the financial analysts and hope to convince them that their future is bright in order to... More >
I’m on a belief-vs-facts long-term rant that goes back decades. This has been covered in a number of stories lately both in reference to Microsoft and the iPhone and in reference to why we are eas... More >
Life sometimes seems like one long negotiation. We negotiate allowances and rules with our parents as we grow up, negotiate relationships as we proceed through life and into marriage, negotiat... More >
One of the reasons Apple stands out competitively is that it sells on the idea of magic. In reality, products like the iPhone have advantages and disadvantages that make them no better than other goo... More >
Yesterday I was watching coverage of the Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference where Kevin Turner, Microsoft’s COO compared Apple’s newest iPhone to Microsoft’s problematic Windows Vista release ... More >
This week Microsoft announced its Azure appliance in partnership with Dell, HP, and Fujitsu. Not doubt these companies also began breathing easier because it had looked like Microsoft was going to... More >
Microsoft is clearly under a lot of pressure to perform and executive management is attempting to get its arms around the internal problems. From the outside, it doesn’t seem to be going well. In fac... More >
Cisco announced its own tablet computer last week and put folks on notice that it is aggressively going down the convergence path. While little is yet known about the device, I think we can connec... More >
One of the first questions I think everyone should ask any vendor who brings forth a new offering is whether that vendor uses it in-house. I’ve worked for a number of technology companies. Some did a... More >

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