Windows on-going battle with intellectual property rights
November 8, 2007
Microsoft Makes Anti-Piracy Move | www.forbes.com
Microsoft has signed an agreement with Founder Technology Group to have its software pre-installed on PC's distributed for use in China. This move is hoped to combat widespread Chinese product piracy.
Linux is in a world of its own
October 30, 2007
Is Linux really losing market share to Windows? | www.linux-watch.com
The actual number of Linux servers is increasing. What is decreasing is the rate of increase. The survey done is measuring new hardware sales, thus this measurement might be misguided.
October 18, 2007
Answer to Vexing Question: Who's Not Watching Ads? | online.wsj.com
As much as 20% of the audience for television's most popular shows are skipping the commercial content. This high number is of great concern to the marketing group. This group is questioning the effectiveness of TV advertising. With the advent of digital video recorders, estimated to be in 20% of households, the practice of skipping commercials is on the rise.
Big Long Term Impact of Virtualiztion
October 2, 2007
Survey: Most IT Departments Use Virtualization | www.cio.com
The most recent round of virtualization technology has been highlighted by the dynamic emergence of VMware as one of the hottest products around. Of course virtualization has been around a long time both on the mainframe (IBM) and the desktop (Citrix). But why has this latest round of products grabbed so much attention and what are the short and long term implications?
September 26, 2007
Steve Jobs Offers Rare Apology, Credit for iPhone | online.wsj.com
Mr. Steve Jobs apologized publicly and said Apple will offer a $100 credit at Apple stores to all iPhone users who paid the original price. This was occurred because Apple announced that is was cutting $200 off the price of its $599 iPhone. Mr. Jobs insisted the price cut was necessary to broaden the market for the product, but he acknowledged that Apple needed to assuage disappointed early purchasers.
September 14, 2007
Apple's Fall Updates: New iPods and More | tech.yahoo.com
Apple announced the following: a)Ringtones Come to iPhone b)iPod Shuffle Available in New Colors c)Redesigned iPod Nano d)iPod "Classic" Gets Tweaked e)iTunes Goes Wi-Fi f)iPhone Price Cut
Bank Technology Providers Consolidation: Of Course This Will Continue
September 4, 2007
Mergers: Conflicts Becoming A Core Reality | www.banktechnews.com
The big will continue to get bigger; there is very little doubt about that trend continuing. The question will be who does it better? Financial institutions prefer to buy technology from large established providers. The SOX requirements to demonstrate a significant effort on vendor management drives these financial services firms to reduce the number of providers they do business with. Two questions arise from this trend. Firstly, who will be the winners that make smart acquisitions, integrate the products, realize cost savings, and gain overall market dominance? Secondly, who will be acquired, and at what premium over current market value?
iPhone Unlocked, it Was Only a Matter of Time
August 27, 2007
NJ Teen Unlocks IPhone From AT&T Network | enews.earthlink.net
George Hotz of Glen Rock, N.J., spent his last summer before college figuring out how to "unlock" the iPhone, freeing it from being restricted to a single carrier, AT&T Inc. The procedure, which the 17-year-old laid out on his blog, raises the possibility of a cottage industry springing up to buy iPhones, unlocking them and then selling them to people who don't want AT&T service or can't get it, particularly overseas. AT&T Inc. spokesman Mark Siegel and Apple spokeswoman Jennifer Bowcock said their companies had no comment. Hotz said the companies had not been in touch with him.
Text Messages to Enter the 2008 Campaign
August 14, 2007
Campaigns Embrace Use of Text Messages | online.wsj.com
A new revenue stream for the wireless operators. Text messaging holds great promise. The leading Democratic campaigns have launched this door for two way communication.
You Can't Keep a Good Amazon Down
July 26, 2007
The Loser in Amazon’s Results: EBay? | bits.blogs.nytimes.com
Amazon’s stock price is up more than 25 percent today after its second blockbuster quarterly earnings report in a row. eBay is losing market share to Amazon. This trend appears likely that it will continue.
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