Category Archives: Microsoft

Businesses Buy Differently

February 28, 2013
Apple, Channels, Focus, Microsoft, The 5 Big Guys
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My post on Why Nobody Can Copy Apple has become one of the most read posts I’ve ever written (thanks @gruber). Many commenters are asking me “Can you describe more what the behaviors are that are different when building for …Continue reading →

Why Nobody Can Copy Apple

February 19, 2013
Apple, Focus, Google, Microsoft, The 5 Big Guys
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Horace Dediu has written another brilliant piece titled “Why doesn’t anybody copy Apple?”. As he points out, Apple is fairly unique in its command of vertical integration and many people point to that as the “why”. However, Horace also admits …Continue reading →

Why Win8 Picture Password is Not Secure

November 2, 2012
Microsoft
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Windows 8 includes a slick feature intended to make it easier to log in: Picture Password. You select a photo that will be displayed on the login screen and then setup a simple gesture that you “draw” on the image …Continue reading →

Has MS Finally Gotten Through To DELL?

November 1, 2012
Experience, Geeky Stuff, Microsoft
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I complained on Twitter to @MichaelDell that I could not buy a DELL XPS One 27 with “Microsoft Signature”. Today I got tweet from @MaryFadAtDell that read: @ckindel We have committed not to install bloatware on our XPS systems with …Continue reading →