Dan Gillmor reports on Microsoft's recent earnings report. These are truly amazing numbers: $4 billion in profits on $7.7 billion revenue. In one quarter! Plus, they have $40 billion cash. I'm sure they can't even imagine how to spend their incoming cash or accrued equity. All you can do is laugh (sickly).
Yesterday was a no-post day because I exercised some discipline. One of my client projects involves writing a detailed technical/marketing proposal. It's on an aggressive schedule, so I needed to make some real headway. The writing's not terribly creative, you have to grind it out, but along the way I realized: I'm getting paid a nice sum to sit and write. This is something I always dreamed about, and here it is. So if this site doesn't get updated as often for the next week, there's a good reason.
Yes. Yes. Yes. I think/hope that broadband wireless using open spectrum is the Next Big Thing. It works, it makes sense, it's viral, it solves a nasty problem (last mile). So what if the business model isn't clear. Was the business model for the Net clear in 1990? (Is it today?)
This article from Yahoo highlights a personal dilemma of mine. The article has the CIA telling us that al Qaeda is a bigger threat than ever. It's more grist for the GeorgeW war mill. My dilemma is that I don't trust anything the government says any more. My dilemma is that I don't trust the "evidence" or the reasoning behind the current push to war.
On one hand we have 9-11-01: an overt act of war, for which someone and perhaps some country should pay. I'm for it; find the ringleaders and introduce them to the next life.
On the other hand, we have my entire life's experience with Federal Government and its limitless ability to corrupt people. I lived through Nixon and Watergate (a Republican you couldn't trust). I suffered through Clinton (a Democrat you couldn't trust). I currently suffer with the likes of Feinstein and Boxer "representing" my interests as a Californian. My entire adult life, the government has apologized every year for the lies and crimes committed 20 years previous.
My dilemma is that I suspect in 20 years, we'll hear the apology for the lies and bungling associated with Gov's handling of the current situation.
So is al Qaeda still a big threat, and are we justified in moving to a broader-scope war? Very likely, we'll never know for sure. That's a dilemma.
This piece by Andrew Orlowski has a grim headline, but I like Andrew's secondary message. Sun is working hard, and the analysts aren't too bright. Just as a month ago, I still wonder if I should buy some Sun...
What's Really New in Wireless?. The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association tradeshow offered some surprises, like a Bluetooth-enabled headset for cell phones. Also: Christina Aguilera faceplates and Worldwide GPRS roaming with Deutsche Telekom. Elisa Batista reports from Las Vegas. [Wired News]
This is a conference I had planned to attend, but it looks like I didn't miss much. "Christine Aguilera faceplates..." !?! Things are worse than I thought.
