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Last week was kind of a disappointment, because I think most of us expected more from the Apple developer conference than it delivered. This is particularly true of the iPhone, which is way overhyped for a generation one product. Most tech companies — and particularly Apple — suck at generation one products. More interesting: I spent much of the week at HP in an executive deep dive. Much of this I can’t talk about, but one thing I can mention is how going green saved HP tons of money and appears to be doing the same for HP customers.
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Original post by Rob Enderle and software by Elliott Back
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Steve Mills, the senior vice president and group executive of IBM’s software group, talks about the benefits of open source software, Web 2.0 tools for business, and taking programming for granted: “Open source has been a great help to us, because it helps accelerate standards. You get significantly improved interoperability and portability. I think where people misunderstand this is that it’s often not the money you make from the open source code; it’s the money you make around it.”
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Original post by Gary Anthes and software by Elliott Back
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One of the features that Apple is touting in Leopard is something called “The Time Machine,” which as far as I can ascertain is a beefed-up version of Windows Restore Points. The problem with both is that they take up a lot of disk space and are rendered useless if your entire hard disk crashes. Another feature it’s promoting heavily is Spaces, which revives the concept of virtual desktops. However, with multi-monitor computer systems becoming the norm, I’m not sure how useful this feature will be.
Original post by Walaika Haskins and software by Elliott Back
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Last week, I was on the road at Microsoft’s TechEd conference and had a chance to chat with a number of my peers, some Microsoft customers, and a large number of Microsoft executives. Things are changing rapidly at that company: The Windows group is largely new; Bill Gates is mostly gone; and the company’s strategy is increasingly driven by folks who seem to understand open source. Computex took place last week, and the major battles were between AMD, Intel and little Via. There were a number of products announced that may redefine just how small a computer is.
Original post by Rob Enderle and software by Elliott Back
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Last week, history was made. Steve Jobs and Bill Gates were physically on stage together — for just the second time ever — in what many have described as something of a love fest, with Bill repeatedly praising the Mac. Kind of makes you wonder what the two of them could have done as close partners. As if to prove that point, Microsoft launched what is arguably the most Apple-like product it has ever had, Microsoft Surface, and it will probably make it to your living room in a few years — or sooner if you are one of the “rich elite.”
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Original post by Rob Enderle and software by Elliott Back
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The PS3 hasn’t been doing well. It has been getting thrashed by the Xbox 360 and the Wii. To add insult to injury, even the PS2 has outsold it — and it’s obsolete. It now looks like Sony is executing a comeback plan, and that the PS3 may be looking interesting again. The Microsoft patent thing that erupted last week is still in the news, even though it should now be clear to anyone that Microsoft wasn’t actually planning on suing anyone. Maybe it’s time to discuss a mature response to this problem that goes a step beyond “neener, neener, neener.”
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Original post by Rob Enderle and software by Elliott Back
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Last week was busy: Microsoft supposedly threatened open source with patent infringement, and it supposedly said Linux was dead. If that didn’t piss off enough people, Engadget falsely reported delays for Leopard and the iPhone, trashing Apple’s stock, and if there was anyone in tech not pissed off at that point, Google’s brand beat them to a pulp at the Brand Impact Awards, and HP’s stunning financial results made those using market conditions as an excuse for poor performance look stupid.
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Original post by Rob Enderle and software by Elliott Back
