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Google Logic: Why Google Does the Things it Does 8 Jul 2013 | 11:43 am
“What does Google want?” A favorite pastime among people who watch the tech industry is trying to figure out why Google does things. The Verge was downright plaintive about it the other day (link), a...
Style vs. Substance in Mobile Software 19 Jun 2013 | 03:38 am
Although we’ve all been talking about mobile computing for years, the smartphone and tablet markets are still very young, and changing rapidly. Many app and web companies are struggling to figure out ...
Announcing "Map the Future," a Better Way to Create Business Strategy 13 Jun 2013 | 10:01 pm
I wanted to let you know that my book on business strategy, Map the Future, is now available. Map the Future is a how-to book for business strategy. It teaches you how to combine information about com...
It’s Time to Reinvent the Personal Computer 6 May 2013 | 10:50 am
“In chaos, there is opportunity.” —Tony Curtis, Operation Petticoat (and also Sun Tzu) “Chaos” is a pretty good word to describe the personal computer market in 2013. Microsoft is trying to tweak Win...
The Dell Buyout: Storm Warning for the Tech Industry 18 Apr 2013 | 09:43 pm
Michael Dell is engaged in a lengthy struggle to take his company private, and if you’re focused on the smartphone and tablet markets, you probably don’t care. It’s hard to picture an old PC company l...
The Real Story Behind Google’s Street View Program 2 Apr 2013 | 12:55 am
This morning Google signed a consent decree with the US Federal Trade Commission to avoid a lawsuit over privacy concerns caused by Google’s Street View program, which covertly collected electronic da...
Why it’s Hard to Set a Standard and Maximize Short-Term Profit 21 Mar 2013 | 09:38 pm
After my post yesterday on Kevin Lynch’s move to Apple (link), Infinity Softworks CEO Elia Freedman sent me a followup question: “This line is interesting: ‘You can’t set a standard in tech and maxim...
Kevin Lynch and Adobe: Shooting the Messenger 20 Mar 2013 | 10:22 pm
There’s been some nasty commentary about Apple’s decision to hire Kevin Lynch from Adobe. John Gruber at Daring Fireball has been especially acerbic, and there certainly are some things Lynch has said...
Coming Soon: My Book on Business Strategy 7 Mar 2013 | 07:56 am
I’m getting ready to publish my book on business strategy, Map the Future. It’s all about how a business should plan for the future, and how to manage the functions that help you make those plans: com...
The Windows 8 Muddle 24 Oct 2012 | 11:48 pm
This isn't shaping up to be the transcendent week that Microsoft wanted it to be. The Windows 8 announcement isn't a failure by any means, but the coverage is a lot more mixed and confused than I'm s...
