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Observations on Software - Markets, Technology, and Companies
Wednesday, August 7, 2002Neff obviously hasn't seen the Phil Schiller "Megahertz Myth" presentation. While OS X makes this more feasible - BSD will run on the x86 architecture - the effort to get the OS and apps moved would be tremendous. Remember that some vendors still haven't moved their apps to OS X from OS 9 - a move to a completely new architecture would be an extremely difficult sell.
Analyst: Apple to lie down with Intel. Will the Mac maker pick up Intel's chips? Signs point to yes, says Andrew Neff, the analyst who foresaw the HP-Compaq merger. He also predicts Sun will ally with Dell. [CNET News.com]
Why I Hate Advertisers - Chapter 4
Hmmm...it's true, no matter how cynical you get, you just can't keep up. The latest advertising program that treats buyers as idiots.
Take my picture -- and buy my phone? [CNN - Technology]
SALT Those Apps?
I've got a Mac that tells a pretty good "knock-knock" joke. The kids love it, but I admit it's not that practical. Maybe this will be the trick.
Talk to the Hand(held) [Technology Review - Software]
No, really, it's a good deal. You just don't understand.
"Regardless of opinion, Licensing 6.0 will likely prove very successful for Microsoft. After all, what other options do its large customers have?" Quite a few actually. The parallels between Microsoft now and IBM in the late 80's and early 90's are simply stunning. Arrogant, abusive, and alienated. IBM learned - to Microsoft's happiness and financial reward - that their customers did have options. Microsoft is about to learn the same lesson.
Welcome to Microsoft Licensing 6.0 [Windows Informant]
About Damn Time...
"IVillage said a survey of its readers in March indicated that '92.5 percent of iVillage women found pop-up advertising to be the most frustrating feature of the Web.'" Apparently they haven't experienced interstitials yet. The ultimate, and completely predictable, irony is the use of a pop-under ad on the NYT site when you read the article.
Pop Go Those Blasted Pop-Up Ads, iVillage Decrees. iVillage, a network of Web sites for women, says it is heeding its readers' complaints and plans to eliminate most pop-up advertising by Sept. 30 on all its sites. By Jane L. Levere. [New York Times: Business]
Laid Off? No Funding? Out Of Money?? Nowhere to go but up!
You just have to think macro, not micro. The NYT share's its view of the future that will have you reaching for your shades.
Technology Climate Is Gloomy, but Its Future Still Seems Bright. Despite the free fall of tech stocks and the waves of layoffs and bankruptcies lately, the digital revolution rolls on, and it may have only just begun. By Steve Lohr. [New York Times: Business]