Archive for July, 2012
Microsoft Office 2013′s Biggest Risk Could be its Visual Design
Microsoft Office has been the staple of productivity for years, particularly for businesses. Therefore, whenever big changes happen to the product, it’s a big deal. Literally millions of IT departments and users shoulder the burden to learn every new version …
The PC is Not Dead
I chose this title because so many still associate the term PC with a notebook or desktop computing form factor. Let me first start by re-affirming my conviction that tablets as well as smartphones are in fact personal computers. The …
The New Mac Ads: If Tech Companies Were Cruise Lines
There has been a real kerfuffle caused by the new Mac Ads.
Some people dislike them. Others hate, hate, hate them.
On the other hand, some people like them…or, at least, they tolerate them.
MAC OWNERS AND MAC HATERS ARE NOT THE …
Microsoft’s confusing tablet message
When Microsoft first announced its Surface tablet, the company seemed to be focused on taking back some of the ground it lost to longtime rival Apple since the release of the iPad. However, I find the company’s inconsistent message since …
The Opinion Cast: The Future of Smart Watches
In this opinion cast, Bill Geiser the CEO of MetaWatch and I have a candid conversation about the future of smart watches. Bill is a smart guy and has quite a history in the connected watch business and …
The Swedish Surface and the Pathetic State of Online Journalism
Yesterday, an obscure–outside Sweden, at least–web retailer, webhallen.com, published a page that purported to give the still unannounced pricing for Microsoft’s Surface tablets. The surface was quoted at a ranged from $1,000 for a minimal ARM version to $2,100 for …
The Opinion Cast: The Significance of Mountain Lion
I thought it would be fun to capture Tim and my conversation at the office today around Mountain Lion and our thoughts on what it means for Apple, computing, and even some comparison’s with Apple’s philosophy and that of Windows …
OS X Mountain Lion: My Favorite New Features
Tim wrote earlier this week about his conviction that when it comes to post PC platforms Apple will keep OS X and iOS separate rather than merge the two as many expect. What Apple has done with OS …
It’s Not Just the Internet: How Government Built the Computer Industry
This week, the Wall Street Journal‘s L. Gordon Crovitz wrote a strange column decrying the claim that the U.S. government created the internet as an “urban myth.” Crovitz was quickly debunked by myself and many others. The truth is even …
How Android Raises the Experience Bar with Nexus 7
As a technology insider who has actually planned, developed, and launched products, I have always believed it was important to spend inordinate amount of time living with new and emerging technology products. Only this way, can you get the “feel” …
WSJ’s Internet History Is Way Off
The Wall Street Journal‘s editorial page seems to have dedicated itself to showing that every single thing uttered
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by President Obama is at best a misstatement. Today, Gordon Crovitz takes on the President’s statement that the government helped …
Confirmed: The iPad Isn’t Good At What It Isn’t Good At
What is it about the iPad that moves seemingly rational people to say perfectly ridiculous things?
The latest example of this foolishness is Matt Asay, writing in The Register, who argues that because there are some enterprise chores that the iPad …
Why Apple Won’t Merge OS X and iOS in the Near Future
One of the interesting rumors floating around the Valley these days is that Apple is on track to merge OS X and iOS and move Mac users over to their ARM based processors and leave Intel. If you follow Apple …
Why Apple Stands Apart From the Competition
I have been covering Apple now for 31 years and have a pretty good feel for how Apple works. Of course, how they worked changed over the years depending on who was CEO at the time, but there have been …
The PC is the Titanic and the Tablet is the Iceberg. Any Questions?
Most tech pundits are confused about the Tablet computer. They compare the abilities of the PC (traditional notebook and desktop computers) to those of the Tablet and find the Tablet wanting. They can’t understand how the Tablet can be so …
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