Monthly Archives: August 2015
Amazon’s Balance On A Razor’s Edge
I’ve criticized Amazon in this blog on a few occasions. Most of that criticism centers on what appears to be a groping, fitful and, at times, inexplicable strategy behind its search for new hit products and services. I’ve thought more about the company this week following a must-read story courtesy of The New York Times […]
Why Cars Won’t Become The Next Hot Technology Play
From the moment I received my driver’s license until I went away to college, I drove a new car every three months. That included everything from compacts to luxury models. I recall cruising in a brand-new 1990 Mercedes 500 SL convertible one Saturday. The traffic had cars in both directions inching along. A guy in a Ferrari ragtop, moving slowly enough […]
At Google, Motivation Is Spelled ‘Alphabet’
In the 1990 film, The Hunt for Red October, Sean Connery’s Captain Marko Ramius informs his crew that he has written his political superiors to notify them of his plans to defect. His crew is outraged and terrified: angry that he revealed their plot without consulting them first, and frightened that the might of the Soviet […]
The Key To Windows 10 Success: The App-ification Of The PC
Over the last week or so, I and millions of others have installed Windows 10. The upgrade happened seamlessly, and in an Apple-esque way, everything just works. Kudos to Microsoft for what has to count as the most ambitious software push in history. Windows 10 not only offers consumers a more streamlined and useful experience. It’s […]
After 12 Quarters As a Publicly-Traded Company, Which One Is Bigger: Facebook Or Google?
With Facebook reporting its second quarter earnings last week, just the 12th such announcement in its relatively brief life as a publicly-traded company, I thought it would be interesting to compare it to Google. How did the search giant look after the same milestone in its history? The chart above shows Facebook’s and Google’s top-line […]
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