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Ever since I received my first business cards, I've had this recurring situation that has yet to change. Each time I get cards printed with my name and title, either my title or my job changes. Every single time. If I could avoid having them printed...
A Dutch court recently ruled in favor of Microsoft in a case involving unauthorized use of a trademark name within a name used for both a product and a registered Internet domain. The company, Unicaresoft, has (had) a product and domain name in use for...
Like most Americans, I watch the news and see all the doom and gloom about jobs, economy, and so forth, but I always think to myself "Thank God that's not me". Well, now it is. I have been given word that April 30 will be my last day at work due to slowdown...
This recent announcement by Microsoft that small businesses can upgrade from Windows XP to Windows Vista for only $99 USD is rather enticing. But is it enough? I have friends, and a few customers, who work in the larger Medium-Large enterprise business...
There are hundreds of ways to illustrate how weird this business is. I'm talking about the business of technology or "computers" in general. I know that "computers" is far too narrow, but indulge me here. We've all seen the public confusion played out...
This is off-topic for the site and blog in general, but I felt it was of general enough interest to warrant a comment or three. I read this article on MSNBC and saw a short expose on MSNBC cable as well. It discusses how when lenders (financial lending...
I never thought I'd live to see the day when Apple would adopt the marketing practices of Microsoft . Don't believe me? Consider this my bruthah... Up until as recently as 2005, Apple would NEVER admit to anything coming down the pike until game day....
Ever wonder how software companies derive a price for a given software product? Ever wonder how they establish tiered pricing structures? I have sat in more meetings on this mundane topic than I care to admit. I wasted a lot of precious minutes in meetings...
I have read quite a few articles in magazines and online (yes, I have been known to actually read), relating to the ongoing debates over IT outsourcing and offshoring. It's interesting how those terms are interchangeable, even though one is a subset of...
God almighty. I wish Microsoft would fire their PR firm and hire whoever does the marketing for Bud Light or Fed Ex. Watching this "keynote" and all the testimonials (not to mention the staged, phony, pretentious Northwind/Fourth Cup fictitious company...
Wow. The business world is strange indeed. As Microsoft gets ready to wow the world today with the official launch of three enterprise products (one already launched, one will launch, the last will launch later this year, but hey, who's counting?), they...
We've all heard terms like "synergy", "TCO" and "ROI" and so forth in countless meetings. What about the buzz words and catch phrases that vendors rely upon to woo you into whipping out that golden credit card? Here's a few I've collected from recent...
The word today from Reuters is that Microsoft is expected to once again post reported revenue and profit figures which exceed analyst expectations. "Analysts, on average, forecast Microsoft to post a 66 percent rise in quarterly net profit to $4.35 billion...
Wow. http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/22/apple_shares_tumble_in_after_hours_on_disappointing_outlook.html Share this post:
Valentine's Day is approaching, and it looks like it has brought together two old flames (who once turned the flame-throwers on each other): Microsoft and Citrix. Read more here . That must have been an awkward introduction at some point. "Hi, uh, didn...
This made me chuckle a bit . Apparently, Lenovo, those wonderful folks busy making laptops in mainland China, are going to outsource more of their work to Taiwan to save costs. I suppose next, Taiwanese companies will outsource to India, who will outsource...
Anyone who does consulting for a living will understand this: Aside from the hectic schedule you can get ensnared by, there's the positive side of it beyond the obvious "customer-focused" things. I'm talking about the variety of environments and views...
Word came out today that Microsoft is buying VDI provider Calista Technologies in order to acquire much-desired VDI technology and product offerings to grow their vritualization and system center world a bit more (my guess). They also announced a renewed...
I know I often talk harshly of software companies, or rather, technology companies, but it's only because I love them. Tough love I believe they call it. Regardless, what struck me a bit this past week was the juxtaposition of two companies and their...
According to Gartner , those wonderful, benevolent number-crunching folks, worldwide sales for HP and Dell showed some interesting net results . Worldwide, as in: outside the United States, HP was the clear winner for 2007, compared with 2006. However...
The Washington Post ran an article today about the potential concerns of U.S. banking institutions selling major interests in their operations to foreign governments. This includes Singapore and Saudi Arabia, among others. Just great. Only in America...
I have to wonder what it will be like when Microsoft is no longer the dominant player in the software industry. Nothing lasts forever. Nothing. Certainly business has taught us that well enough. Remember the dynasties of IBM, U.S. Steel, Xerox, and Kodak...