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Microsoft by the numbers and what they mean 5

There was an interesting post earlier today from the Official Microsoft Blog on some facts about Microsoft. Here were some of the interesting numbers that were posted: 7.1 million Projected iPad sales for 2010. [source] 58 million Projected netbook sales in 2010. [source] 355 million Projected PC sales in 2010. [source] Translation: Despite the iPad being an alleged “magical” device, [...]

Bing and the iPhone – Backroom Shenanigans or Just Business as Usual? 5

While I was browsing Techmeme today, I came across Louis Gray’s opinion piece about the recent report in BusinessWeek that Apple and Microsoft are in discussions to make Bing the default search engine on the iPhone (and possibly even the Mac). Louis writes: Even with the increased competition, Google never flipped the switch that Microsoft [...]

Clash of the Tech Titans 14

Note: This article was originally published on The Digital Movement. I have made some slight grammatical edits in this version. Microsoft. Google. Apple. Whenever someone starts a conversation about Silicon Valley, computers or even just technology in general, you won’t get very deep in the conversation until someone mentions one of these three companies. That’s [...]

Can Common Sense Spoil Apple’s Day? 0

I read with amusement today this BusinessWeek article titled, “Can Apple Spoil Microsoft’s Day.” According to BusinessWeek, Apple is banking on the Windows 7 launch as its “best chance in years to win over longtime PC users.” BusinessWeek describes the Apple strategy here: In the coming weeks, Apple is expected to hit those computer buyers [...]

Anime Festival Asia: A Case Study in Social Media Done Right 2

I had the opportunity to attend the press conference for Anime Festival Asia 2009 a couple weeks ago (photos here). Now, I’m not normally the type of blogger that attends (or gets invited to) media briefings for consumer events like AFA, but I was pretty stokked to attend this one since I am a huge [...]