Archives for the "Internet" tag
The Cloud Wars
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.
Tags: Access, Connectivity, Google, History, Internet, Microsoft, OS, ownership, rent
In Analysis, Technology
Is Ownership Passé?
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.
Tags: Access, Apple, Connectivity, Content, Data, Internet, Media, Trends, amazon, kindle, netflix, ownership, rent
In Analysis, Business, Media, Technology
2009 Predictions: Hardware
Where I try to read the tea leaves and divine what new gadgets will be coming this year and the trends they will engender.
Tags: Computing, Connectivity, Content, Internet, Trends
In Technology
Ruthless Efficiencies
As readers of this site know, I strongly believe that we are now in the middle of a major overall shift in economic trend that hasn’t been seen since the introduction of the paper bill in late 1700s england. Seen under this lens, I’m starting to think that there may be some truths to the [...]
Tags: Advertising, Internet, United States, VOIP
In Business, Technology
2004 predictions: Recap
With the end of the year upon us, it’s time to do a quick sanity check on how well I did on last year’s predictions. Apple Scored well on the introduction of the Apple mini, which represents Apple’s entry into the lower end market. However, no video iPod this year, only a photo one, leaving Apple far, [...]
Tags: AOL, AT&T, Google, Internet, Music, Social Networks, VOIP, Wi-Fi, eBay
In Analysis
Blowing Bubbles
The new meme in the mainstream media is that the Internet is responsible for Dean’s implosion as a candidate. However, with the benefit of hindsight, was the Internet buzz of the 90s a real bubble or was the bubble something not necessarily net-related? Historical perspective Every time a major change happens in technology, the stock market goes [...]
Tags: AOL, Internet, Microsoft, United States
In Analysis
