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Apple board member resigns in options probe

Apple board member resigns in options probeBill Gates and Back Dating Options.CEO Steve Jobs apologized, but the back dating was first done at Microsoft and Andersen's crime was listening to Delloite and Toosh, Microsoft's accountants who, as I remember things, invented the fraud (likely with help from Legals like Preston...

Tags: Corporate governance, Financial accounting, Apple board member, Microsoft Corp., board, Apple Inc., Steve Jobs, Bill Gates

Discussion threads 2006-10-04

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Figuring the value of software

Phil Wainewright's discussion about the cost of running highly scalable SaaS applications like SuccessFactors comes at the right time. He says: Speaking in the opening keynote of SIIA OnDemand in San Jose this morning, SuccessFactors CEO Lars Dalgaard let slip a statistic that set several...

Tags: Software, Software-as-a-service, SuccessFactors Inc., SAP AG, Phil Wainewright, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-11-02

PC vs. Mac: 'If you're ready to compromise, you call me'

Every Cult has to have someone to hate....If they didn't have Windows to bash they would just be an over priced office tool. They have to keep the anger alive in order to keep the minions buying.If you step back and look at a Laptop/PC as a tool to get...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Apple Macintosh, PC, Apple Inc., advertisement

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

The price factor

Prices and profitsCompetition is supposed to erode ALL excessive profits, so that is what is happening. PCs (incl. Apple) have largely become commodity products, which makes it almost impossible to compete on anything BUT price.And why so obsessed about quality? We throw away millions of WORKING PCs every year because...

Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Strategy, price factor, Toshiba Corp., notebook, graphics

Discussion threads 2009-08-13

Schmidt's departure does nothing to stem scrutiny of Apple

A few months back, when it was announced that the Federal Trade Commission was looking into Google CEO Eric Schmidt's role on Apple's board, Schmidt said Google "doesn't see Apple as a primary competitior." Apparently Apple sees it differently. According to the this statement from Steve: ...

Tags: Google Inc., Board, Apple Inc., Schmidt, Corporate Governance, Federal Government, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Government, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-08-03

Eric Schmidt resigns from Apple board

Apple today announced that Dr. Eric Schmidt, chief executive officer of Google, is resigning from Apple’s Board of Directors, a position he has held since August 2006. “Eric has been an excellent Board member for Apple, investing his valuable time, talent, passion and wisdom to help make Apple successful,”...

Tags: Eric Schmidt, Board, Apple Inc., Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-08-03

It's official: Google and Apple are competitors (especially in mobile)

The resignation of Google CEO Eric Schmidt from Apple's board of directors merely confirms what has been clear for some time---the two companies will increasingly compete in the mobile market. It's Android vs. the iPhone and the games are just about to begin. In...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Mobile, Apple Inc., Android, Browser App, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-03

Google's Schmidt resigns from Apple's board; Jobs: It would be recusal city

Apple said Monday that Google CEO Eric Schmidt will resign from the board of directors since the two companies increasingly compete. In a statement, Apple CEO Steve Jobs said emphasis mine: “Eric has been an excellent Board member for Apple, investing his valuable time, talent, passion...

Tags: Job, Google Inc., Eric Schmidt, Board, Apple Inc., Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-03

TechRepublic's CIO Jury: Split on deploying Windows 7

IT departments have largely ignored Windows Vista and stuck with Windows XP as the corporate standard. However, Windows 7 has received a warmer response from IT professionals than Vista did, and TechRepublic’s CIO Jury is split down the middle on whether to deploy Windows 7. On July...

Tags: TechRepublic Inc., CIO, Information Technology, Director Of Information Technology, Jury, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2009-07-28

Amazon ate my homework, or why DRM stinks for education

Amazon ate my homework, or why DRM stinks for educationHave the kindles linked to the grade not the student.The way to get around this (not the Amazon eating homework, but the reuse DRM issue) is to have the Kindles for a specific grade. All ninth graders have the same Kindles...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Internet Connectivity, digital-rights management, Amazon.com Inc., homework, education

Discussion threads 2009-07-21

Time to dump Schmidt from Apple board

Time to dump Schmidt from Apple boardHow much money does Apple have in the bank?$30 [b]BILLION[/b]? How about you? How much money do you have in the bank? Less than $30 [b]BILLION[/b]? Yeah, thought so.Why do all of you Apple haters feel you can tell Apple what to do when...

Tags: Corporate governance, Apple Inc., board

Discussion threads 2009-07-10

Sun Valley roundup: Google, Twitter, Microsoft, Apple and more

There's plenty of high-profile buzz coming from Sun Valley, Idaho, where media executives have gathered for the annual Allen & Co. conference, considered to be an exclusive event for the who's who in the world of media and technology. Among the big questions capturing some attention: Will...

Tags: Google Inc., Eric Schmidt, Sun Microsystems Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Google Chrome, Twitter, Corporate Governance, Operating Systems, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Software, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-07-10

Is Carol Bartz a graduate of the Jobs-Ellison School of Management?

Everyone loves a bad-ass, right? The no-nonsense savior of the day who doesn't mince words or tip-toe around feelings but instead just comes in, says what needs to be said and does what needs to be done to get the job done. (I envision Mr. Wolf from Pulp Fiction herebut...

Tags: Succession Planning, Board, Yahoo! Inc., Carol Bartz, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-06-22

Bad Idea Dept.: AT&T's Ed Whitacre to run General Motors

Ed Whitacre, who built SBC, one of the babies Bell, back into "The New AT&T" has been tapped by the Obama Administration's auto task force to be chairman of the "reinvented General Motors." Seriously. Think about that. AT&T is the template for...

Tags: Board, AT&T Corp., General Motors Corp., Whitacre, Whiteacre, Corporate Governance, Telecom & Utilities, Strategy, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Management, Mitch Ratcliffe

Blog posts 2009-06-09

Schmidt doesn't see problem with Apple board seat

Schmidt doesn't see problem with Apple board seatThis is not entirely uncommon.He just needs to be sure he doesn't say the wrong thing and can show he isn't effecting the stock value of either company by having a seat.true but WTF?Is this why Apple is allowed to conduct ILLEGAL business...

Tags: Corporate governance, board, Apple Inc., Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-05-08

Wozniak joins DeepDyve advisory board; is deep web the final frontier?

In another indication that the latest "hot new thing" is the deep Web, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is joining the advisory board of the research engine DeepDyve, a search engine designed to scour the "deep web." The "deep Web," as it's called, is the part of the...

Tags: Web, Search Engine, Advisory Board, DeepDyve Advisory Board, Channel Management, Search, Marketing, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-03-24

Blu-ray sinks the PS3

Blu-ray sinks the PS3unique?The iPhone is unique. As a console PS 3 is not, it's a wash with the xbox with xbox probably getting the nod because of Live and more and better games. Sure Xbox has no Blu ray but who says a game system should be tied to...

Tags: Games, Game players, Marketing research, Problem 2, Sony Corp., Sony PlayStation 3, game

Discussion threads 2008-12-30

Placing bets on proposed cyberczar position

Placing bets on proposed cyberczar positionHow effective would it really be?I mean, these gangs are very likely to be using IP spoofing. Where do you start?The whole infrastructure needs to be overhauled to enable certified identification and authentication of connections.Anything else is wishful thinking.RE: Placing bets on proposed cyberczar positionThe...

Tags: Cyberthreats, OPEN SOURCE, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, minority player

Discussion threads 2008-12-10

JavaFX Q&A

To learn more about the technical aspects of today's launch of JavaFX including its support in NetBeans and Eclipse I spoke in depth with Eric Klein, VP of Java Marketing at Sun, and Octavian Tanase, Senior Director of the Java Platform Group. For a more business oriented perspective see the...

Tags: Developer, Application, Mobile, Ed, Eric, FX, JavaFX Script, Q., FX Common, Flex, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-12-04

HP to jump into smartphones. Why?

Hewlett Packard is jumping deeper into the crowded smartphone market, announcing plans for an iPaq smartphone that will be marketed toward consumers to be released first in Europe before the end of the year and later worldwide, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. In...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Smart Phone, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-03