Case study: Bell Atlantic and AT&T’s vendor lock-in battle
One of the reasons I really hesitated in getting the eyePhone is because among other things, I truly dreaded the 2-year mandatory contract. I hated the idea of guaranteeing someone a consistent revenue...
View ArticleOracle’s 20% price hike (rock) + Slumping economy (hard place) = where do you...
A snip from an interview with Red Hat’s new chief exec: Q: What’s your biggest surprise since starting at Red Hat? A: I think I finally get the joke. I was a senior exec and, like every other senior...
View ArticleSprinkling some Web 2.0 pixie dust on boring stuff
Cisco’s acquisition lineup tells a story. Webex for $3.2 Bil Postpath for $215 Mil Jabber (undisclosed sum) Hmm .. what do these three have in common? Looks like Cisco is after the $34 Bil...
View ArticleWhy do people participate in social Web 2.0 ?
So you’ve heard about Web 2.0 and you’re probably at least dabbling in it, but do you know why you’re doing it? If you’re a business owner, do you know why your customers/prospects participate in it?...
View ArticleMorgan Stanley’s Mobile Internet Report Setup – pt. 1
The following screenshots are taken from a presentation deck of 92 slides. Some of the details are irrelevant to Web / mobile entrepreneurs & startups (e.g. carrier-side of things), and thus I save...
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