The Cloud Wars
July 9, 2009
The cloud wars will pick two camps against each others: on one side, advocates of applications running on the desktop; on the other advocates of applications running in a browser.
Is Ownership Passé?
May 4, 2009
In this first piece in a series, I look at ownership vs. renting, the result of a number of observations throughout the last few months.
2009 Predictions: Hardware
January 5, 2009
Where I try to read the tea leaves and divine what new gadgets will be coming this year and the trends they will engender.
Disruptive Technology
April 22, 2003
Brighthand reports about a new piece of software that allows to make calls using a Pocket PC and a Wi-Fi card. This is an interesting development that could turn Wi-Fi into a very disruptive technology for the mobile phone industry and may explain why companies like T-mobile are placing bets on the phenomenon, covering themselves in case other revenues […]
Tivo and Digital Media Servers
April 9, 2003
Back when they came out, I said that tools like Tivo and Replay could change the face of television watching. A couple of years ago, I assumed that game boxes would be the new home media center. What I missed, though, was the end run that Tivo was doing around the game companies. With yesterday’s announcement that they would […]
Cisco acquires Linksys
March 20, 2003
Today’s announcement about Cisco’s acquisition of Linksys is one that leaves me scratching my head a little. What is the logic behind this? Could this represent a change in Cisco’s strategy? Or is it a realization in the part of the networking equipment vendor that its future may not be enhanced by moving into the now heavily depressed […]
Internet in France 2002: An overview
August 19, 2002
Last week, I was in France for a short vacation. During that time, I got a chance to talk to people locally and get a better idea as to what was going on within the Internet market in France. Here are a few observations based on my understanding of what is going on. Strong Growth France had been a leader in terms of […]
The Convergence Game
November 18, 2001
This week, Microsoft launched the Xbox, a new gaming system that takes the Redmond giant into another market. Today, Nintendo is unveiling the GameCube, their new entry in a battle they have fought with Sony for many years. With these new gaming stations entering the market, a new war is starting and in the end, it is a war […]
It’s Connectivity, Stupid!
May 11, 2000
Here in New York City, I take my wireless connectivity for granted. The same thing was true of my trips in Europe. Carrying a cell phone and a wireless Palm has never really been a problem and, for a while at least, I was convinced that the wireless revolution was upon us any minute now. Last week, while on a business trip […]