Apps will replace the World Wide Web.
The following is a post I made on Facebook earlier tonight. I’m setting a year-long challenge for myself: Assuming the world doesn’t blow up in December (either via solar flare, or Iran and USA...
View ArticleThe Three Technology Ecosystems
Over the last little while, I’ve been predicting the rise of a closed Internet. In my somewhat-of-a-dystopian prediction, I see apps replacing websites, marketplaces replacing web browsers, and...
View ArticleGoogle is an Advertising Company
In his inaugural MSDN blog post, ex-Googler James Whittaker explains his decision to leave the search behemoth. “The Google I was passionate about was a technology company that empowered its employees...
View ArticleThe Windows Phone Challenge
Smoke and mirrors: taking the Windows Phone challenge | The Verge In some ways, Microsoft’s challenge is like a carnival attraction, complete with an outlandish prize, a smooth operator, and a game...
View ArticleThe Skinny on IE’s Update Policy « Paul Irish
Windows XP holdouts on IE6 or IE7 get the boot up to IE8 Windows Vista and 7 users still on IE7 or even on Windows 8 get shunted up to IE9 IE10 only works on Win7+, and while no policy has been...
View ArticleMicrosoft vs. Apple = Choice
Windows 8 and Surface RT just came out. Some folks are dismissing both as Microsoft’s failed attempt to out-do Apple. But Surface is just one example of a Windows RT/8-powered device – there are many,...
View ArticleThe ebb and flow of Windows.
This is how it goes with Microsoft’s flagship OS. It hits, it misses, it hits, it misses. Windows 2000? Hit. Windows Me? Miss. Windows XP? Hit. Windows Vista? Miss. Windows 7? Hit. Windows 8? Miss....
View ArticleOn reductive thought leadership.
The reductive thought leadership sets off a nasty cycle that overshadows the good work from publishers that deserves to get shared. All too often, that thoughtful journalism gets overshadowed by...
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