Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 8, 2013

Last week I had to take my MacBook Pro in to the Apple store. Her voice said, “Sure,” but then she proceeded to make me feel as uncomfortable as I’ve ever felt in a retail outlet. Neither did most of the Apple staff I encountered that day, as I noted earlier. Thrilled with Square. Cultural differences, maybe?

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Wikimedia Apple iPad Public Domain 230

Twist Image

OCTOBER 10, 2012

Manufacturing from your desktop may sound as crazy as Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates did when he said close to forty years ago that a computer would be on every desk. From electronics, robotics, and 3-D printing, the emergence of this DIY (Do It Yourself) culture is quickly moving from bits (software and platforms) to atoms (physical stuff).

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iPad Microsoft Apple Open Source 107

Twist Image

DECEMBER 8, 2012

The Wheel of Karma, Microsoft Division - The Atlantic. "Steve Sinofsky's widely publicized departure from Apple in the wake of the Maps debacle has been discussed plenty. It's not just the software and the cloud, but the hardware as well. "Creativity meets retail meets books. " (Alistair for Hugh).

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Apple iPhone Microsoft YouTube 91

Bill Hartzer

MAY 15, 2009

with 149 million visitors and Microsoft with 126.5 Sites 149,118 3 Microsoft Sites 126,452 4 AOL LLC 107,469 5 Fox Interactive Media 87,830 6 Ask Network 73,491 7 eBay 72,899 8 FACEBOOK.COM 67,481 9 Wikimedia Foundation Sites 65,461 10 Amazon Sites 62,730 11 Apple Inc. million visitors. million visitors. April 2009 Total U.S.

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comScore Wikia Yahoo Wikimedia 103

Convince & Convert

JANUARY 3, 2012

Jay: It’s interesting that you talk about Google and Amazon and Apple and those guys. But if you want to be one of these great platforms, you have to talk about open APIs and software development kits. Jay: Yeah, and Apple was an edge case for a long time until they decided to get into music.

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Convince & Convert

JANUARY 3, 2012

Jay: It’s interesting that you talk about Google and Amazon and Apple and those guys. But if you want to be one of these great platforms, you have to talk about open APIs and software development kits. Jay: Yeah, and Apple was an edge case for a long time until they decided to get into music.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Apple iPhone 3G This, RIM BlackBerry Bold That: How Important is 3G REALLY? Apple iPhone 3G This, RIM BlackBerry Bold That: How Important is 3G REALLY? Why Microsoft Should Bring Facebook-like Look to SharePoint. Customers dont understand how software vendors work. The Microsoft Muse. Who Moved My Goalposts?

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Wireless RFP Web 2.0 Microsoft 100