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- J Allard gets a new job
- J Allard gets a new jobWow!He ran Xbox and Zune so he knows about experience.Keep it up! Go J Allard!Chief Experience Officer?So when I have a BAD experience wth a Microsoft product, I should call ole J baby? :-(Hope he has a lot of free time....we love our xbox...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, J Allard, job
- Discussion threads 2008-06-29
- J Allard gets a new job
- It looks like J Allard has a new mission and new title to prove it. As of June 24, according to the Microsoft executive bio site, Allard is now "Chief Experience Officer" at Microsoft, as well as as yet another of Microsoft's Chief Technology Officers by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Job, Microsoft Corp., Entertainment, J Allard, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-06-29
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- Microsoft opens Windows Marketplace for Mobile with 246 apps
- logic"Bach told press and analysts ... that there are more than 20,000 applications available for Windows Mobile 6 and 6.1 phones ? and even if the applications focused on specific business verticals and IT tasks are subtracted, there are still ?tens of thousands? of Windows Mobile apps out there."20.000 minus...
- Tags: Mobile operating systems, Operating systems, Mobile applications, OPEN SOURCE, Wireless and Mobility, Bach, Microsoft Windows Mobile, GPL, Apple Inc., Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Zune, mobile, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-06
- News to know: Phishing; Gates gone; Google; Hyper-V
- Notable headlines: Dancho Danchev: HSBC sites vulnerable to XSS flaws, could aid phishing attacks TechRepublic: Most report their IT career has been better than they expected Mary Jo Foley: J Allard gets a new job Mystery explained: Why...
- Tags: Google Inc., Information Technology, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Phishing, Cyberthreats, Leadership, Strategy, Open Source, Security, Spam And Phishing, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-06-30
- Thoughts on Bill Gates
- When I think of Bill Gates, I can't help but think back to that famous photo taken of his team shortly before they moved up to Washington State from Albuquerque. This rag-tag band somehow served as the base for a company that now employs 75,000+ people (including myself, until recently)...
- Tags: Software, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Hardware, Tools & Techniques, Management, John Carroll
- Blog posts 2008-06-27
- iPhone aims for pole position
- It's astounding how far Apple has come in the phone space in a very short amount of time. Already, the iPhone browser is the number one source of mobile phone-originated web requests, a number made easier because competitors had done almost nothing to make web browsing actually usable from mobile...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Phone, Mobile, Cell Phone, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Hardware, Omnia, Zunephone, John Carroll
- Blog posts 2008-06-10
- Vista marketing chief to bid Microsoft adieu
- Vista marketing chief to bid Microsoft adieure: Good riddence.mrmckeb:"...marketing has almost everything to do with Vista's sales. Apple wouldn't even be around if it weren't for marketing."Really? Most of Apple's teevee ads are style over substance, with few or no facts entered into evidence. I point you...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Marketing research, Microsoft Windows Vista, marketing, advertisement, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-04
- Ray Ozzie MIA from Microsoft's Mix '08 line-up
- Ray Ozzie MIA from Microsoft's Mix '08 line-upAs opposed to what:Linux? Made in an outhouse up in the 'docks??About Guy KawasakiIt's amusing to me that you see this as a Microsoft "issue". Guy is most famous as the original Apple Macintosh evangelist, before founding his current company. MIX is a...
- Tags: Sales tools, Blogging, Operating systems, C.R.A.P., Microsoft MIX, Microsoft Corp., Ray Ozzie MIA
- Discussion threads 2007-11-27
- I've seen the future and the Zune becomes a hit
- I've seen the future and the Zune becomes a hitI believe itAfter all, with portable music players heading for commodity status (non-DRM sales already outpace DRM sales 4:1 according to some reports) there's no reason why a well-funded outfit like MS couldn't undercut the others in the business.RE: I've seen...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Media players, Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-11-12
- I've seen the future and the Zune becomes a hit
- Microsoft launched its second generation Zune amid decent reviews, a good bit of press and even a few personalized devices. But the MP3 game is a marathon not a sprint. So after perusing the news a few reviews from CNET, Engadget and Gizmodo I just had to...
- Tags: Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Corp., Dignan, Digital Music, Sales Strategy, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Sales, Consumer Electronics, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-11-12
- Open challenge to Microsoft's Robbie Bach: If Zune is #2 after X-Mas, I'll shave my head
- This is Microsoft's chance to get even with me for anything I've written that it doesn't agree with. It's all in good fun which we need more of in this industry and it's a great way to exhibit how passionate if not disputatious journalists and vendors are when it...
- Tags: SanDisk Corp., Microsoft Zune, Apple Inc., Story, Microsoft Corp., Digital Media, Digital Music, Media Players, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, David Berlind
- Blog posts 2007-10-03
- What's on tap for tonight's Zune launch?
- Word is Microsoft is doing another "Searchification"-like announcement this week -- this time around its new line of Zune digital-media players. As with Searchification, Microsoft has invited reporters and bloggers to an event which they aren't allowed to write publicly about until after midnight EST on October...
- Tags: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Corp., Game Players, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2007-10-02
- Can Microsoft create a reality-distortion field?
- The past couple of weeks of twists and turns along the road to obtaining info about Vista Service Pack 1 has gotten me thinking about RDFs -- reality distortion fields.Given that RDF may be less familiar to Windows users than Apple ones, here's a quick recap: "Reality distortion field RDF...
- Tags: Windows XP, Windows client, Windows 7, Linux, Google, Corporate strategy, Code names, Apple
- Blog posts 2007-07-20
- Microsoft says Zune executive will leave company
- Microsoft says Zune executive will leave companyThank YouNow only if we could stop people from filling those positions.Guy was not up to snuff...Zune is the most powerful brand in multi-media today. "The Social" has revolutionized the way we listen to music. I routinely walk down the street, "squirting" anyone in...
- Tags: Media players, Digital music, Digital media, WTF, Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-01-31
- Will Apple bring social networking to iTunes?
- Will Apple bring social networking to iTunes?iTunes already socialiTunes has offered the facility to share playlists and music libraries on local networks for years now. Welcome to the social indeed - iTunes has been sharing music for longer than J Allard has been having fantasies about Zune. I bet there...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple iTunes, Apple Inc., social networking, network
- Discussion threads 2007-01-08
- The grinches that stole Zune's Christmas
- For the record, I have not been one of the lucky few to have laid their hands on Microsofts new Zune iPod killer which is due to arrive on the US market tomorrow. But, judging by Google News, there are plenty of reviewers out there who have -- reviewers that...
- Tags: Microsoft Zune, Wired &, Wireless, Personal Technology, Mobile, Entertainment, General
- Blog posts 2006-11-13
- The grinches that stole Zune's Christmas
- For the record, I have not been one of the lucky few to have laid their hands on Microsofts new Zune iPod killer which is due to arrive on the US market tomorrow. But, judging by Google News, there are plenty of reviewers out there who have -- reviewers that...
- Tags: Personal Technology, General, Wired & Wireless, Mobile, Entertainment, Berlind
- Blog posts 2006-11-13
- Zune and fashion fatigue
- I'll probably buy a Zune when its released. I've been looking for a device onto which I could put most of my music collection (I have a rather large CD collection, which according to a bunch of market research polls, means I am old), and though...
- Tags: Apple iPod, Microsoft Zune
- Blog posts 2006-09-20
- Microsoft to take on YouTube
- Microsoft to take on YouTubeWebsites for A-holesThese sites are for morons who can't buy a clue.last nail in m$ coffinsorry cudnt resistOh crap, another porn sitefor amateur stars. At least with the noted hatred of MS, Linux Geek won't be starring. Whew.GoodHey, as far as I am concerned,...
- Tags: Digital media, Microsoft Corp., YouTube Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-09-18
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