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Between the Lines - Dec 2, 2008
When it comes to surfing the Web, a growing number of people used Macs, instead of a Windows computer, as well as browsers other than Microsoft’s Internet Explorer in the month of November. According to a survey by …
Also tagged: microsoft, apple, web technology
Between the Lines - Dec 2, 2008
A mobile WiMax service, called Clear, will soon be here, now that Clearwire and Sprint-Nextel have completed a $14.5 billion joint-venture deal that was announced in May. The new company formed by the deal, which will …
Also tagged: mobile, wimax, sprint nextel
Between the Lines - Dec 1, 2008
If Web traffic translates into online sales, this year’s holiday season is gearing up to much better than last year’s - contrary to the doom-and-gloom forecasts for the holiday season. Traffic to online retail sites …
Also tagged: e commerce, economy
Between the Lines - Dec 1, 2008
The pressure’s on for Cyber Monday, the online cousin of retail’s Black Friday. Retailers and e-tailers had been forecasting doom and gloom for the holiday season but online sales on Black Friday actually were up 1 …
Also tagged: e commerce, economy, polls
Between the Lines - Dec 1, 2008
Facebook Connect, a service that allows someone to log on to Facebook from third party sites, is set to expand from its May launch. Reading the conversation this morning on Techmeme familiar storyline emerges …
Also tagged: google, social networking, facebook, myspace, web technology
Between the Lines - Nov 29, 2008
Carl Icahn says he likes Jerry Yang and notes the former Yahoo CEO is a “charismatic guy,” but Yahoo needs to do a Microsoft search deal since the company can’t afford to fight Google. Icahn’s remarks, made in an …
Also tagged: microsoft, search, google, yahoo, web technology
Between the Lines - Nov 29, 2008
Carl Icahn added to his stake in Yahoo just before Thanksgiving and bought more than 6.77 million shares. Naturally, folks need to find the meaning in Icahn’s move. Kara Swisher notes that Icahn may have upped his …
Also tagged: yahoo, web technology
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How open should your open source business strategy beOpen Source - Nov 29, 2008 Running an open source company is not like running a proprietary company. But how different should it be? Does the difference include publicly beating your breast about mistakes both real and imagined? Sridhar Vembu … Also tagged: internet, management, strategy, software as a service, business models |
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What might end Apple’s open source passOpen Source - Nov 29, 2008 Apple has replaced Microsoft as the chief foe of open source. (Picture from a student assignment sheet at Bodine High School in Pennsylvania.) This was in part a matter of necessity. Apple had to put DRM on its iPod … Also tagged: hardware, apple, legal, applications, content, mass market |
Paul Murphy - Nov 29, 2008
The sad reality underlying many of the handy abstractions we rely on every day is that they only work most of the time - and what that means is that the abstractions we choose to use define limits to the quality of our …
Also tagged: development, applications, wintel vs lintel