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Reimagining Personal Computing
As a person who tracks the ebbs and flows of the computing market—in all its various forms—the last few weeks have been interesting, to say the least. First, we saw Apple extend the iPad into … Continue reading
The Windows 10 Hardware Argument
The release of Windows 10 is bringing with it a range of perspectives on the eagerly awaited operating system and what it means for the future of computing. One of the biggest questions has been … Continue reading
Why Do All Of You Hate Windows Phone So Much?
I have used mobile phones for two decades. I have tried nearly every single platform. I consider myself a good judge of functionality, durability, usability and value. I have spent the past six months using...
Mac at 30: The Shadow of a Smile
Ben Bajarin points out that a key characteristic of Apple for the past 30 years has to make things as simple as possible for users and the same spirit that motivated the Mac in 1984 … Continue reading
Three Growth Story Lines for Apple in 2014
The more I study at the economies of scale within the tech industry the more I taken aback by the opportunities that lie ahead. Some opportunities like the traditional PC may not be big market...
Holiday Shoppers Gifting Themselves
Now that we’re fully in the throes and craziness of the holiday shopping season—just seven shopping days left until Christmas!—it seems appropriate to further investigate how the process really works, especially when it comes to … Continue reading
Apple’s Free OS Upgrades and iWork Could Leave a Mark on Microsoft
Apple’s announcement Tuesday brought with it many innovations across the span of tablets, notebooks, and workstations. Apple introduced the new iPad Air, updated the iPad mini, redesigned the MacBook Pro, and provided more information on … Continue reading
What to be Aware of Installing Windows 8.1 Preview
It has been 24 hours since Microsoft released Windows 8.1 Preview and while many have successfully installed it, some have not. I want to share with you my experiences so that it may hopefully save...
Apple Could Challenge Microsoft for Desktop Dominance. But It Won’t
Apple’s opportunity to dominate desktop computing probably disappeared the day in 1981 that IBM shipped the Personal Computer. Apple’s first attempt at a “business” computer, the Apple ///, was a technical and commercial flop. The … Continue reading
Why I Prefer Convertibles Over Notebooks
Ever since Microsoft unveiled Windows 8 at the BUILD event in 2011, it was apparent that the Windows PC future was touch, gestures, tablets, convertibles, and hybrids. Intel’s unveiling the following year at Computex 2012 … Continue reading
Learning To Love the Chromebook (and Succeeding)
I have been a skeptic about Chromebooks since Google announced them. What could you really do on a pseudo-laptop whose only native application was the Chrome browser and which depended on an internet connection for … Continue reading
Microsoft and Google’s Game of “Office Chicken” is Just Alienating Users
Google and Microsoft are battling it out on a lot of fronts, but many times there is little collateral damage to end users. Unfortunately, in a few cases, end users have been cast aside in … Continue reading
Can Microsoft Compete in a Post-PC World?
Microsoft says it sold 100 million licenses for Windows 8 in the six months it was on sale. Not spectacular, but not bad either. But for Windows RT, Widows 8’s tablet-friendly little brother, things haven’t … Continue reading
Windows 8: Hardware Innovation Is Outpacing the Software
Windows 8 hasn’t spurred a boom in PC sales, but it certainly is inspiring some unusual hardware designs. The problem, though, is that no one seems able to quite master Windows’ touch and keyboard-plus-mouse … Continue reading
In Defense of iCloud
You can’t analyze the industry as I do and not evaluate platform specific strategies to meet consumer needs. I study closely the platforms, ecosystems, and cloud services strategies of many companies. Right now the discussion … Continue reading
The Strategic Importance of Intel’s New CEO
This morning Intel finally announced the successor to current CEO, Paul Otellini. Otellini steps down later this month and new CEO, Brian Krzanich, who is currently their COO, will then become CEO. Here is a … Continue reading
Windows vs. Mac In Schools: All the Wrong Reasons
The Maine Department of Education announced earlier this week that it was switching from Apple Macintoshes to Hewlett-Packard Windows PCs as the technology behind the Maine Learning Technology Initiative. Macs had been used exclusively since the … Continue reading
Big-Box Retailers are Not Helping PC Sales
Last week, I wrote about the “softer” and arguably some of the more important PC attributes. Toward the end of that column, I threw out there a few examples of how U.S. big-box retail isn’t … Continue reading
The Soft Improvements in new PCs Could be their Biggest Draw
Last week was an ugly week for the computer world. The IDC figures that came out for Q1 said that it was the biggest contraction the PC market that had ever been seen since their … Continue reading
Apple In Perspective
Apple has been taking a real beating on Wall Street and in the press lately. But are we losing our long-term perspective by focusing so intently on quarterly results? Stock Market The Stock Market is … Continue reading
Are the New Crop of Enterprise Tablets a Threat to Apple?
Over the last three years, Apple has reshaped many industries, including the smartphone, tablet, PC and even SOC industry. One area of Apple success that was in Microsoft’s own backyard was enterprise tablets, where, according … Continue reading
Will Gen 3 Chromebooks Finally Hit the Mark?
Now on their third generation, Chromebooks have taken a deserved perceptual and business beating over the last few years. Generation one and two were flawed in many basic ways, with high prices, sluggish performance, and … Continue reading
A Private Dell is a Stronger Dell
In one of the worst kept secrets out there over the last few weeks, Dell announced this morning that it will go private in a deal with Silver Lake Partners, Microsoft, Michael Dell’s investment company, … Continue reading
AMD SurRoundhouse Concept: Future Cure for the CE Industry Woes?
For a run of at least 30 years, the “classic” consumer electronics industry successfully transitioned from one technology to another. TVs are a good example. TVs went from big color tubes to rear projection to … Continue reading
NVIDIA’s Project SHIELD Connects Disparate Gaming Worlds
Even before CES 2013 officially began, NVIDIA announced a new product that rocked the gaming world. NVIDIA announced Project SHIELD, an NVIDIA-branded mobile gaming device that connects different world of gaming, across modes, displays and … Continue reading
