I’ve been a RIM user for a few months (BellSouth) and a RIM investor for more than a year (bought at $24CDN, thanks!). I think that the Blackberry is a kick-ass product that acutely hits the market it’s focused on. I also think that, even with the smaller...
So the DOJ is about to split Microsoft into, basically, two bits. Applications and OS. The result will have transpired by October. Here is an interesting idea: – What if the DOJ had decided to force MS to make Windows 2000 Open Source and then to release it to...
Interestingly, if MSFT moves to Vancouver it may become a whole lot harder to retain development/engineering talent in the area in the short term. This will deeply hurt the startup community that is just barely getting going there, I think. Long term, it could be...
As with everything else, Microsoft is still pursuing a strategy to embed all communications into the desktop PC. This will be their undoing. PC-based communications management is errant as a go-to-market strategy, doing ANYTHING on the PC (especially with Windows and...
Ouch! Cisco’s been reeling since this came out yesterday. It’s a brutal slamming of Cisco’s print-your-own-money acquisition strategy. There’s a Silicon Valley saying that if Cisco’s stock ever drops below %20 they’ll be killing...
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