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What+Microsoft+does+well

What+Microsoft+does+wellMice, fast food, and jet enginesSo how does a Microsoft keyboard fit into your theory?Or, looking at it from a company twice Microsoft's size at least financially: what is the "core identity" of General Electric?NOTHIINGWindows is garbage.NET is garbageSilverlight is a nonstarterXbox finally made mooney and is getting killed by...

Tags: Keyboards, PRODUCTIVITY, Game players, Strategy, developer, Microsoft Corp., keyboard, computer, new user, killer app

Discussion threads 2008-02-12

Going from killer app to major Web platform

Going from killer app to major Web platformFor most apps, it may be possible. For CAD and image editing, not so fastIMHOHonestly, how much differentis this than "software as a service"? Keep in mind the dot.bomb streets were litered with sos companies.Going from killer app to major Web...

Tags: Channel management, Web, desktop, Web Platform, killer app, GOING

Discussion threads 2007-07-12

iPhone blows away expectations

Once in a while, the truth can be wilder than the rumors. Such was the case today at MacWorld 2007, where Steve Jobs unveiled the long awaited iPhone:Today, were introducing THREE revolutionary new products. The first one is a widescreen iPod with touch controls. The second is a revolutionary new...

Tags: General, Apple Computer Inc., iPhone, telephone, Apple iPhone

Blog posts 2007-01-09

Survey hints business intelligence may be "killer app" for SOA

Survey hints business intelligence may be "killer app" for SOACI not BI is the Killer App.I think to state that BI is the next potentiall killer app for SOA is potentially to misunderstand both the intrinsic nature of BI and what a dynamic SOA empowered enterprise really needs.BI has its...

Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Pricing, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise software, survey, business intelligence, SOA, killer app

Discussion threads 2006-12-11

It's almost launch: Do you know where your killer Vista apps are?

It's almost launch: Do you know where your killer Vista apps are?The only Killer Vista Apps are......the BSODs.The Answer is NoI have been testing Vista since BETA2. Many XP apps work fine, some don't. My anti-spyware, anti-virus, software firewall, disk utilities, and a few others, need a Vista...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, operating system, Microsoft Windows Vista, killer app

Discussion threads 2006-10-16

The End of Applications?

The End of Applications?Well, if it is the end of applications...it is abominations.Especially as web-based, no-desktop apps have been in the works for years.Why all that costly support of techs who do more to make end-users, who otherwise wouldn't know what to go do with themselves, is just a waste...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, killer app, computer

Discussion threads 2006-08-10

With patent and trademark, Apple phone appears inevitable

With patent and trademark, Apple phone appears inevitableYou miss one major point hereIt is about control, but in this case, that control will not go to Steve Jobs, unless he's willing to build an entire cellular phone network.Every single cellular network company is intent on setting up their own music...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Telecom & Utilities, Digital music, phone, killer app, Apple Inc., digital-rights management

Discussion threads 2006-05-05

Is Jesus the next killer app?

Is Jesus the next killer app?Isn't hubris supposed to be a sin?Still, people also say "Jesus died for our sins." As nobody seems to have learned anything, it's more accurate to say he died [i]because[/i] of our sins.Welcome to "McChurch"!Home of the "Happy Meal" message! Or, as a...

Tags: Jesus, church, sin, killer app

Discussion threads 2006-04-28

Benioff: AppExchange is our second killer app

Benioff: AppExchange is our second killer appSalesfarce and Web .03Benioff may be making SOME money now, but the industry uptake of SOA and SaaS will be slow. They still do not represent the single throat to choke that large corporations DEMAND (they can still claim to oldest excuse in the...

Tags: Sales force management, API, Salesforce.com AppExchange, killer app

Discussion threads 2006-01-25

Benioff: AppExchange is our second killer app

I had a chance yesterday to catch up with Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff, who stopped off in London for the European launch today of Salesforce Winter 06 and the AppExchange, before heading off to Davos for the World Economic Forum this weekend. We talked about a range of issues that...

Tags: Salesforce.com AppExchange

Blog posts 2006-01-24

Additional Resources

Cisco launches iPhone security app

I wonder if the reporter asked them whether they had plans for Blackberries or Android?Considering the number of senior people who use Blackberry's, I would have thought Cisco would have thought of that first?No kidding.....Wouldn't a more enterprise type of device be the first place for Cisco to focus on....

Tags: Smart phones, security, Apple iPhone, Cisco Systems Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-20

Five ways Android could get into trouble

the only danger lies with patents owned by Apple, M$ or other trolls.Without them, the sky is the limit!Good points! Apples success, and closed software, and AT&T exclusivity are what are giving Android a big push. Verizon ONLY accepted Android on their network to combat iPhone / AT&T for example....

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, OPEN SOURCE, opposite, Apple iPhone, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

My First Week With DROID

The DroidI am curious-do you feel an application is coming along that will allow you to do to email what the Blackberry is already doing? Perhaps a software upgrade by Google? Having the ability to pull all your email accounts into one app is much better than what...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, E-mail, ROI/TCO, Droid

Discussion threads 2009-11-15

Dots Premium for iPhone 1.12 (Mobile)

Dots Premium for iPhone is a very simple game. Two players take turns drawing lines between dots on the game board. When a player draws a line that completes a box, the player owns that box. Whoever owns more boxes when the game board is full is the winner. Dots...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Player, Board, Optime Software, Smart Phones, Corporate Governance, Games, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Business Operations, Corporate Law

Software downloads 2009-11-12

Revisiting the Motorola Droid on Verizon [Q&A]

Why the hate for drag and drop?Almost every review I have read faults the Droid because you can't auto-sync music:"(You can dump your music on a microSD card and pop it in, but it?s a copy-paste files affair, not a ?load my music? integrated experience.)"The Droid ships with a 16...

Tags: Smart phones, Motorola Droid, Droid, Apple iPhone, Revisiting, music, Verizon Communications Inc., Motorola Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Smart.fm - almost enough to make me want an iPhone

I really don't want an iPhone. I'm holding out for a Droid, just as soon as I figure out some way to justify getting rid of my perfectly adequate BlackBerry. However, the iPhone has lots of apps and one in particular is being unveiled today: Smart.fm's iPhone interface...

Tags: Software, Apple iPhone, Smart.fm, iPhone App, RTI, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-11-02

Android 2.0 (Eclair) FAQ

Android 2.0 GPSWill the GPS be functional if I don't buy the expensive Verizon data plan or pay by the Mb.You would need access to the internetto download the maps as needed there would not be enough room on the phone to store the whole country locally. So unless you...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Android 2.0, phone, ECLAIR

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

With Motorola Droid, Verizon puts doubts about Google Android platform to rest [review]

Looks pretty nice, one comment on the article tho...[i]Further, Android 2.0 offers universal search, surfacing Web pages (history, bookmarks, etc.), contacts, applications and more all from the same search field widget. It?s a welcome addition.[/i]This is actually a feature of Android 1.6 and so not exclusive to the Droid or...

Tags: Smart phones, Motorola Inc., Google Android, Apple iPhone, Motorola Droid, Verizon Communications Inc., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-29

Motorola Droid vs. Apple iPhone 3GS vs. Palm Pre [spec shootout]

Specs don't tell everythingis a 1996 chevy with 4 doors and v8 engine better than a 2008 2-door lexus with a v6?Its the whole experience of the device that matters. Can the DroidDont dock itself into 80% of the vehicles currently made? No, you can use an auxiliary input but...

Tags: Smart phones, Motorola Inc., Palm Pre, Apple App Store, Apple Inc., Palm Inc., Apple iPhone, Motorola Droid

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

Motorola DROID on Verizon: Is this the iPhone killer you're looking for?

No it isn't.It needs two things to even dent the iPhone, much less kill it. It needs a REAL equivalent to iTunes & App store. It needs to have a crazy simple interface. I haven't seen anything which leads me to believe Droid has either of those.Well, they will not...

Tags: Smart phones, Motorola Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-10-28