Economist leader on Microsoft's monopoly
The Economist: Déjà vu all over again.
I’m glad to see a publication as influential and respected as The Economist keep the simple facts straight: That Microsoft does have a monopoly; that the anti-t…
Is Social Software Bad for the Dean Campaign?
Clay Shirky: Is Social Software Bad for the Dean Campaign?. It’s a valid question: Does meeting like-minded online make you more complacent in the real world?
I’m overseas and not an American, and ha…
The Dean Explanation
The Register: Techno utopians’ Net Candidate falters. Their point is that the man, the message, and finding enough people who like the man and the message is what ultimately determines the outcome of …
Can I rent your car to go to Berlin
Looking at going to Berlin by car.
All looked hunky-dory for a minute: Car rental is DKK 1.000 for a whole weekend, including insurance. But wait, that only includes 250 km. There are 1.500 km from C…
The Register
The Register: Microsoft prepares Mike Rowe legal exit – interesting dissection of Microsoft’s legal and press tactics.
Three noteworthy points:
- Using a low-ball bid to trick the opponent into asking …
Competition in the database space
I have argued here and elsewhere that Microsoft’s pathological competitiveness has created exactly the kind of competition it can’t deal with, in the same way casual antibiotic use creates super-bugs …
