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At NY auto show, Ford focuses on change

At NY auto show, Ford focuses on changeJoke on Microsoft?Ford and Microsoft have had an unholy relationship which can be traced to Ballmer's dad having worked at Ford and a system of patronage that goes back to the Harvard Yale set. Boeing was one of the companies angry with Microsoft...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Ford Motor Co., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-04-04

Ford, Microsoft get in Sync on in-car tech

Ford, Microsoft get in Sync on in-car techOh, Crud.Do you REALLY want your car to crash?This is a really stupid move for Ford. Now we have more reasons to not buya Ford.Ford, Microsoft get in Sync on in-car techThis is a great way for Microsoft to stay close to...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Ford Motor Co., in-car tech, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-01-07

Ford in Sync with Microsoft's technology?

Ford in Sync with Microsoft's technology?Have you crashed a Ford lately?I wonder how many FATAL ERRORS will cause these MS-enabled Fords to CRASH at random, inconvenient times? ;)Sorry, SOMEONE was going to say it ... thought I'd get in the first lick today. :PI've bought my last FordI'll...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, world dominance, Ford Motor Co., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-12-29

What no-axe said

What no-axe saidDon was rightKeep in mind that his basic operating premise is that the only rule in business is "what can I get away with?"If you ignore the ethical elements and assume that whoring[1] is at worst revenue-neutral, then he's right.Personally, I base my decisions on other factors. ...

Tags: Microsoft Word, Ford Motor Co., Chevy, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-09-01

Opera's Håkon Wium Lie compares IE7 to Ford Pinto

Opera's Håkon Wium Lie compares IE7 to Ford PintoTwo different issuesThe first is fixing bugs, which should in fact have happened years ago.The second is backward compatibility. Arguably, those problems should not have happened at all, but IE 6 has been the most essential to consider for the past...

Tags: Web browsers, Ford Motor Co., Opera Software, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7

Discussion threads 2006-08-30

Opera's Hakon Wium Lie compares IE7 to Ford Pinto

Last week I had the pleasure of talking Microsoft is "doing a paint job on their Pinto" to Opera's Chief Technology Officer Håkon Wium Lie. We spoke about IE7's standards compliance or lack thereof and also Opera's many great features. In this post I'll highlight our CSS discussion and in...

Tags: Håkon, Håkon Wium Lie, CSS

Blog posts 2006-08-30

Carmakers race to accommodate iPods

Carmakers race to accommodate iPodsAnother nail in Zune's coffinApple's dominance leads to aftermarket products like this which further reinforces Apple's dominance. Windows fans out there, now you know how it feels to be on the other side.Zune need not apply......at least at GM. It's going to be a long...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Media players, Manufacturing, Land Rover, Ford Motor Co., MP3 player, MP3, Apple iPod, iPODS, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., DRM King

Discussion threads 2006-08-03

Access to Reliable Management Information Puts Ford Financial in the Driving Seat

Sound business decisions depend on timely access to the right management information. With 19 European locations Ford Financial Europe has a vast amount of data and needed a system that could help it design, create and manage critical management information regarding the sale of automotive finance contracts to support strategic...

Tags: Microsoft Access, Financial, Microsoft Corp., Ford Motor Co., Management Information, Tools & Techniques, Financial Accounting, Databases, Pricing, Enterprise Software, Management, Finance, Software, Data Management, Marketing

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Looking forward to 2018, let's hear your predictions

Google is now officially 10 years old, an impressive notion considering their rapid dominance over any and all things that get in their way. Even Microsoft is shaking in their boots, 10 years ago people would have laughed that off as mpossible. The fact that Google has risen...

Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Phone, Apple Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browser, Browser Landscape Google, Web Browsers, Internet, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2008-09-07

Microsoft's Seinfeld ads: what's the real agenda?

Microsoft's Seinfeld ads: what's the real agenda?Wow....What keen insight. What a great article.Oh. Not.Perdue, Ioccoca, Seinfeld 4?If Lee Iococca can do ads for Chrysler and have a positive effective on the brand, then maybe BG is launching a new career in advertising and media and selling the MS...

Tags: MS Window, Seinfeld, advertisement, Seinfeld ad, real agenda, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-09-06

Judge finds Oracle's Ellison withheld evidence

According to Bloomberg, in a ruling that has important implications for Larry Ellison, Oracle's CEO and the company itself, district judge Susan Illston found that Ellison: ...deliberately destroyed or withheld e-mails and failed to preserve tape recordings that should have been turned over to lawyers for shareholders suing him......

Tags: Oracle Corp., Susan Illston, Larry Ellison, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-09-05

The Linux laptop goes to school

The Linux laptop goes to schoolOn the Mouse Buttons ...[i]Robin’s biggest complaint was the slow response of the mouse buttons. But it’s something you can get used to, she said.[/i]Don't use the mouse buttons they're too slow, instead use the tap, double tap and side scroll features on the touchpad....

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Mice, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, mouse, Linux laptop, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

Microsoft builds $300M cathedral to Bill Gates, hires Jerry Seinfeld as Pope

Microsoft builds $300M cathedral to Bill Gates, hires Jerry Seinfeld as PopeThat's what I thoughtThe ad was about nothing except of course Bill. It is unclear why this ad was made.Who in the world is this "journalist"?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Ratcliffe"I see you baby ...... shakin that ass -shakin that ass."http://www.brandrepublic.com/bulletins/digital/article/548871/publicis-dialog-puns-ass-shaking-new-renault-viral/RE: Microsoft builds $300M...

Tags: Wiki, Blogging, ass, Jerry Seinfeld, Microsoft Corp., Wikipedia, Bill Gates, advertisement

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

Microsoft builds $300M cathedral to Bill Gates, hires Jerry Seinfeld as Pope

I'm just having a little fun.... I don't get the Seinfeld commercial. They are selling Bill, not Windows. What's with that? Bill retired in July. This just in from Adweek's commercials critic, Barbara Lippert: The Future. Delicious" is the sign-off, but I am...

Tags: Bill Gates, Ass, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Branding, Web Browsers, Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Internet, Management, Mitch Ratcliffe

Blog posts 2008-09-05

Microsoft's Ozzie to head another new Microsoft lab

Microsoft's Ozzie to head another new Microsoft labLabs are a great concept but hard to move into the business...Innovation is important for long term competitiveness and the "labs" concept is a good one for providing a dedicated R&D capability. However, I've seen far too many companies including Microsoft have...

Tags: Microsoft Ozzie, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

Mainstream media writes Windows obit

Mainstream media writes Windows obitMS should have never...killed off XP. Especially when such a huge segment of the market is tired of being forced fed what they do not want.This article makes a good point about users beginning to realize that as long as they can hit the web rather...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), LIKE IT, Microsoft Windows, Hewlett-Packard Co., mainstream media, Windows obit, Microsoft Windows Vista, obit, Microsoft Corp., operating system

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

Mainstream media writes Windows obit

Wow, a tough day for Windows. BusinessWeek reports that HP, the world's biggest PC company, is so troubled by Vista's 'tepid reception' and Apple's resurgence that it is developing its own operating system. Meanwhile a New York Times columnist writes on his blog that Windows is "already...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Mainstream Media, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-09-05

Google Chrome vulnerabilities starting to pile up

Google Chrome vulnerabilities starting to pile upGoogle Chrome vulnerabilities starting to pile upFile this in the "No Surprise" category. The shoddy programming at Google which has been reflected on many of their applications and services should come as no surprise to anyone on Chrome. Google is trying to live...

Tags: SECURITY, Google Chrome vulnerability, Google Inc., Google Chrome, vulnerability, Chrome, programming

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

Microsoft's Ozzie to head another new Microsoft lab

You may have heard of Microsoft's Live Labs, Office Labs, adCenter Labs. Get ready to add one more Microsoft incubator that is designed to speed up the delivery of Microsoft-created innovations to market: Startup Labs. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Ray Ozzie, Microsoft Corp., Web Technology, Product Development, Research & Development, Business Operations, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-09-05

From Chapter Two: The appliance computing culture

From Chapter Two: The appliance computing cultureOverbroadYou wrote:[The appliance computing culture’s interactive] applications model drives almost everything, from processor and OS evolution to appropriate management structure - and even the conflicts with traditional business systems experts whose internal model of “automatic data processing” is broadly unrelated to the needs and...

Tags: Mainframes, Operating systems, Processors, business systems expert, appliance computing culture, mainframe, best practice, Windows PC

Discussion threads 2008-09-05