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Michael Dell’s world of fantasy and delight
Studies have shown it’s natural and healthy for males to have recurring fantasies. But still, the ones dancing around in Michael Dell’s head may be pushing things. To hear Michael tell the tale, life...
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Zigging when Apple zags
Sometimes Google seems to do some extraordinary acrobatics just to prove it isn’t Apple. Speaking at the All Things Digital conference in Asia yesterday, Andy Rubin made it a point out their...
View ArticleIntel’s “new era” echoes Apple’s old idea
Thanks to Intel, “a new era of computing” has arrived. No more thick, heavy laptops. No more clunky design. This is the dawn of the “ultrabook”: super-thin, super-light and beautifully sculpted. It’s...
View ArticleThe joy of demo crashes
In a world where competition is often seen as combat, there’s nothing more delightful than watching the other guy squirm. This video is a good example. Microsoft Windows president Steve Sinofsky’s...
View ArticleMaybe Sculley wasn’t so $#@ after all?
Quick. When you hear the name John Sculley, what comes to mind? Conspirator? Failed CEO? Uh, visionary? As we all know, Sculley’s attempts to fill Steve’s visionary shoes didn’t quite pan out. Newton...
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Microsoft goes for the gimmick
Back in the days of NeXT, Steve Jobs taught me a lesson in technology advertising. As you might expect, it wasn’t very complicated. It went like this: “Be important.” At that point in time, Steve had a...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s uncool quest for cool
In the technology biz, “cool” is a very good thing to be. Ask Apple. Its past revolutions were fueled by the ever-present aura of cool. But where exactly does cool come from? One thing is for certain:...
View ArticleApple battling where it used to crush
No one denies that Apple has been more successful than any other technology company on earth. How that happened shouldn’t be a matter of debate, but we can always count on human nature to muddy the...
View ArticleApple event: the week-after report
Rush to judgment? Nah. Not here. A week after Apple’s latest product unveiling, I’ve had time to let it stew. I’ve also had time to play with the various bits of new software. Here are some random...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s new ads: beating a dead horse
Hail Microsoft, the King of PCs. It’s easy to understand why the company clings to its “PCs forever” strategy, even after every major Windows PC maker has suffered slumping sales due to the tablet...
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