Archive for May, 2008

More on Microsoft’s future

Monday, May 26th, 2008

I've been doing a number of book-publicity-related events, as of late. If you prefer your information delivered via podcasts, videocasts and via other multi-media channels, here are a few links you might want to check out: Microsoft futures of interest to institutional investors: The Citi Software folks graciously hosted me on a ...

Can Microsoft learn to innovate?

Friday, May 9th, 2008

Microsoft execs don't miss any opportunity to claim that Microsoft is one of the biggest innovators in the tech world.  Officials routinely cite Microsoft's multi-billion annual research and development spending as proof that Microsoft is an Innovator (with a capital "I"). As I note in Microsoft 2.0, R&D spending doesn't necessarily ...

Yahoo: All that hedging for nothing

Monday, May 5th, 2008

As I mentioned in the conclusion of Microsoft 2.0, I had just submitted the final version of my book manuscript a week before Microsoft announced its $44 billion bid to buy Yahoo. Disbelief was followed by utter despair -- and not just on Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang's part. All I could ...