Monthly Archives: August 2001

First Look at Windows RG (Real Good Edition)

Click here, wait for it to load (slowly) and have fun. Comments

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At Home’s Woes

Mercury News: At Home warns it may run out of cash. At Home’s financial problems stem, in part, from the collapse of online advertising, which has battered its online media properties. The company has been trying since April to sell … Continue reading

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AOL’s Layoffs, AOL’s Victory

Meanwhile, back in the unreal world of Silicon Valley, we learned yesterday that AOL Time Warner was laying off 1,700 people including a batch in a joint venture with Sun Microsystems. Bad news for the folks losing jobs, but the … Continue reading

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I Will Miss the Be OS

Craig Burton asks if I used the Be OS or bought a copy. Yes to both (bought a copy at Fry’s a couple of years ago), though I haven’t used it in a while even though I loved its good … Continue reading

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The Valley Goes Back, We Go Forward

Silicon Valley is in an economic funk. People are getting as depressed as they were manic during the inflation of the Internet bubble. Both responses are wrong. Lately I’ve been talking with folks about what they’re doing now. And I … Continue reading

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Welcome Back, Robert Scoble

Robert Scoble is back, and he’s been missed. Comments

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A Weekend Without Blogging

Two days, no blog. That’s not a record, but it’s unusual. I’m preparing for a long trip that’ll take me to Australia and Africa, and the weekend was mostly about getting somewhat prepared. A blog is a hungry beast, but … Continue reading

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So Does Industry Standard

WSJ: Industry Standard to shut down. “They don’t drink the Kool-Aid over there,” one banker said, meaning that reporters and editors hadn’t bought into the excesses of the dot-com mania. Two milestones in a day. Be and now the Standard. … Continue reading

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Be Disappears

So, the little operating system company ultimately couldn

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Microsoft Loses One Delay Attempt

Mercury News: Appeals court refuses to delay case against Microsoft. “Microsoft is getting closer to its day of reckoning in the District Court,” said Jeffrey Blattner, a former senior antitrust official at the Justice Department who worked on the case … Continue reading

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