Monthly Archives: January 2000

Microsoft reported its quarterly “better than expected” profits. The numbers were surprising only to people who haven’t been clued into a cynical game of charades played every three months by Microsoft, Wall Street analysts and journalists. Here’s how it goes, … Continue reading →

Microsoft reported its quarterly “better than expected” profits. The numbers were surprising only to people who haven’t been clued into a cynical game of charades played every three months by Microsoft, Wall Street analysts and journalists. Here’s how it goes, … Continue reading →

It’s always a pleasure to see Dan Bricklin. He’s one of the technology industry’s truly great talents and, more importantly, a fine human being. He’s a Boston-area resident, and when he noticed (via this eJournal) that I was in the … Continue reading →

It’s before dawn in New Hampshire, and below zero degrees outside. They keep buses running all night, because the diesel fuel can turn into glop in this kind of cold. I covered politics in an earlier journalistic life. Today I’m … Continue reading →

What a week! AOL Time Warner; Gates gives Ballmer the CEO post; the government leaks someone’s wish to break up Microsoft; IBM goes Linux in a big way; and more. I try to connect some of these dots in my … Continue reading →

What a week! AOL Time Warner; Gates gives Ballmer the CEO post; the government leaks someone’s wish to break up Microsoft; IBM goes Linux in a big way; and more. I try to connect some of these dots in my … Continue reading →

I’m in Vermont this weekend, visiting close friends, on my way to New Hampshire today. There hasn’t been much snow or cold weather so far this season — at least until I arrived. I lived in this climate for three … Continue reading →

When Bill Gates says something outrageous or false, you get the distinct impression that he actually believes what he’s saying. With Steve Ballmer, the new chief executive at Microsoft Corp., it’s the opposite. The more off-the-wall the Ballmer remark, the … Continue reading →

The Clinton administration continues to play hide-and-seek (SiliconValley.com story) with truth when it comes to export regulation on strong encryption. The latest rules, while clearly a step forward, are plainly designed in part to keep the process as complex and … Continue reading →

Business 2.0 magazine is running a clever piece about New Power Centers spawned by the Web economy. Don’t expect utterly penetrating analysis, or anything totally original. It’s not news that Silicon Valley has plenty of competition. But some of the … Continue reading →