Posts Tagged ‘microsoft’
With Windows Phone It’s Not The What, It’s The Why
On December 4, 2014, Techpinions’ own Jan Dawson wrote a 33 page report on Windows Phone. While it sounds long, for those interested in the topic, it is easy reading and I highly recommend it...
Microsoft Is (Sorta) Doomed
On October 27th, 2014, Techpinion’s very own, Brian S. Hall, wrote an article entitled “Microsoft Is Doomed. Doomed!” Brian was, of course, being facetious. Far from predicting doom for Microsoft, he was mocking the Microsoft … Continue reading
Microsoft Is Doomed. Doomed!
I have to believe Microsoft’s latest earnings has finally obliterated all the silly “Microsoft is doomed!” discussion that’s been so bien pensant across the blogosphere these many years. This is a company that generated $23 billion in … Continue reading
The Microsoft Surface Is A Yachting Cap, Not A Yacht
Following Microsoft’s Earnings, a lot of people started talking about how “successful” the Surface 2-in-1 computer was becoming. That reminded me of the following anecdote: Tristan Bernard (1866–1947), was a French dramatist and novelist. A...
The Apple Mac Takes Its Place In The Post-PC World
PC Resurgent The PC market turnaround is real. ~ Bob O’Donnell (@bobodtech) 10/15/14 Q: IS THE PC MARKET TURNAROUND REAL? A: No. Macs are resurgent. Google Chrome is slowly gaining ground. However, sales of traditional … Continue reading
Lt. Uhura. Dr. Mae Jemison. Melinda Gates. Onward.
Mae Jemison turned 58 last Friday. Jemison was the first African American woman to travel into space. As a child, one of her influences was Star Trek’s Lieutenant Uhura. I hope some one, some day writes the … Continue reading
Does Windows Stand a Chance With Enterprise Mobile Apps?
The buzz that’s built around enterprise mobility has reached nearly deafening levels with seemingly everybody and their brother working on solutions to mobilize enterprise applications. Not surprisingly, the vast majority of the attention has been...
Technological Patriotism
Technology is breaking down barriers throughout the world. Conversely, a form of technological nationalism has taken hold, limiting tech’s rise. Expect such nationalist fervor to become more widespread, more virulent, probably more unfair. Technology is the new … Continue reading
In New Job Steve Ballmer Forces Windows on the L.A. Clippers
I was fascinated to read a recent article about Steve Ballmer and how, in his role as owner of the L.A. Clippers, he has told his entire staff to get rid of their iPads. From now … Continue reading
Windows 10 and the PC’s Tablet Complex
Yesterday, Microsoft showed the world the first glimpse of the new version of Windows. Oddly, Microsoft skipped a version number in the naming scheme. Rather than name it Windows 9, they choose the name Windows...
Microsoft and Google’s platform problems
Microsoft and Google appear to be moving in different directions when it comes to their platforms and first party hardware, as I’ve written about before. However, in some respects they’re fighting the very same battle … Continue reading
How Microsoft and Apple’s Ads Define Their Strategy
Recently, after spending a lot of time with many of Microsoft’s OEM partners and looking at their overall strategic view of the PC and tablet markets of the future, it has become clear to me … Continue reading
Who Apple, Google and Microsoft Should Acquire Next
On Tuesday night, TechCrunch’s Alex Wilhelm asked on Twitter: If you were Microsoft/Google/Apple what company would you buy? — Alex Wilhelm (@alex) August 27, 2014 It was late and I fired off a quick response but I … Continue reading
Mac vs. PC All Over Again
The latest round of company quarterly financial results illuminate three trends in the device market: Apple continues to generate record profits largely due to growing iPhone sales (iPad sales are slowly declining, Macs are growing, … Continue reading
Analyzing the Surface Pro 3
I’ve spent the past week with a Surface Pro 3. I’ve used every previous version of Surface and given what the promise of a 2-in-1 PC was supposed to be, the Surface Pro 3 is … Continue reading
Windows 9 “Threshold” Could Pose a Real Problem for Microsoft’s Partners
For the last 30 or so years, Microsoft has created new versions of their OS, usually in four or five year increments and each new major iteration has driven strong growth in PC sales. Their...
Microsoft’s Surface Ads: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
Microsoft has introduced three new ads for its Surface Pro 3 tablets called “Power,” “Head to Head,” and “Crowded.” You can view them HERE. The Good The ads are well done. Clever, funny, short and … Continue reading
Microsoft’s Business Model Ménage à Trois
Ben Thompson of Stratechery wrote yet another brilliant article on Microsoft entitled: “It’s Time To Split Up Microsoft“. Highly recommended reading. I agree with Thompson in part, and I disagree with him in part. Let’s … Continue reading
Microsoft Removed Chesterton’s Fence
On Saturday, I explained why The Smartphone Is Not Merging With the PC. Apple and Google are moving in almost opposite directions from one another. But Microsoft? Their personal computing design philosophy is taking them...
Deconstructing Satya. Episode II. The Empire Strikes Back.
Last week before the news broke, I warned Microsoft employees, all of them, to “get to work on your resume.” Change was coming, major change, and that always always always begins with a bloodletting. Indeed, … Continue reading
The Smartphone Is Not Merging With the PC
Behold the pot, bathtub and swimming pool. They all contain water. They are the same. ~ Horace Dediu (@asymco) On July 9, 2014, Walt Mossberg published an article entitled: “How the PC Is Merging With … Continue reading
Deconstructing Satya
Last week, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella laid bare his vision for the tech giant. It is borderline revolutionary. From its early days, Microsoft has focused on using software and computing to empower people and businesses … Continue reading
4 Facts; 3 Acts; 1 Microsoft Mission
If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a...
The Smartphone Is The Computer
I have spent the past three weeks in Detroit, a city possessing a rich history and an unremitting present. The vagaries of Silicon Valley count for little here. When I heard a young man ask … Continue reading
Microsoft Is The Very Antithesis Of Strategy
Thus the highest form of generalship is to balk the enemy’s plans; the next best is to prevent the junction of the enemy’s forces; the next in order is to attack the enemy’s army in … Continue reading
