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Microsoft Remains Divorced From Reality

November 10th, 2008

It’s not easy for a company that’s number one in its market to admit that its efforts to spread its dominance to other product segments have not succeeded.
Whenever Microsoft is mentioned, the fact that they own over 90% of the personal computer desktops on the planet often accompanies the reference. That and consistent high profits [...]


Newsletter #465 Preview: Celebrating Apple’s Coming-of-Age Party

October 26th, 2008

In show business, you often hear the phrase “overnight sensation” when someone suddenly becomes famous. But the truth is quite often left unsaid, that the person in question actually struggled as a virtual unknown for years before finding the brass ring.
Now you can’t say Apple took terribly long to become a major player in the [...]


Is Microsoft Preparing the Going Out of Business Sign?

September 25th, 2008

All right, I know some of you have complained that I tend to write lurid headlines. Maybe there’s even a suggestion that the contents of the articles themselves don’t exactly match that promise.
I will quibble with you readers over that, particularly this time. After all, I’m sure most people would laugh loudly at even the [...]