Friday, October 18, 2002

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). 11:38:55 AM

Open road, open spectrum. Reflecting on Kevin Werbach's fabulous essay on open spectrum, Jeremy Allaire notes a fascinating parallel to the formative era of the Internet: ... [Jon's Radio] 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?) 7:46:46 AM

Wall St. cheers Sun job cuts. 4,400 down - 35,000 to go [The Register] 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... 7:09:53 AM

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. 7:04:53 AM

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