Like the Commodore Amiga and the BETA VCR, another case study in the ability for inferior technology to triumph through shrewd business strategy, the Dreamcast system, is now toast. Borrowing a page from the Microsoft employee handbook, SONY has effectively FUDed...
BIV just asked me to write an article about my experiences on the RollerCoaster. I think this might be more than they were looking for.. Escape From Silicon Valley As I stared up from under the sweat-soaked crown of my badly scarred goalie mask I saw the opposing line...
Ironically coincident to the present growing power crises in California and Alberta, Vancouver BC had its own nasty power failure this week, thanks to a blown switch somewhere in Burnaby (uh… Dad?). Some of us don’t necessarily want the insolvency of the...
FOIB rule #342: Any time a company hints towards or declares itself as being repositioned into a fully-buzzword-compliant market strategy, they’re toast. Like Atari and Nintendo before them, Sega is now circling the drain. In this case, the dead cat will not...
So, when your company is going belly up, it there really any point whatsoever in suing another company who, in similar fashion, is also going belly up? Well, that’s the Idealab! way. At Idealab! they’re pretty big on patents for stupid things, exploiting...
Ian Andrew Bell has been bending bits into business since 1993. He created Tingle, RosterBot, RingCentral, and other things celebrated and ignominious.
He is also a Hockeyist, Motorcyclist, and Aviation Enthusiast. Follow him on twitter as @ianb or find him on LinkedIN.
