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Category Archives: cloud

Microsoft’s Web 2.0 Developer Program Scores Points, but read the fine print

According to this headline, Microsoft has “edged” Google in Web 2.0 services for developers.  The report being discussed is from Evans Data, a technology research group.
Microsoft  and eBay score unexpectedly high marks with developers, according to Evans.
You decide, the  report can be found here.   But I can’t quite grasp what sort of survey panel [...]

Bill Gates goes out on a limb, claims internet will change in next 10 years

Bill,
Please run Microsoft again.  It needs you.
I think you may need it too.   Your recent comments are not very helpful.
I was kind of hoping for something more profound and insightful than  “We can expect that the variety and quality of software will accelerate in the years ahead.”
You used to say cool stuff like “Be [...]

More Doom and Gloom for Microsoft

According to Gartner and some industry folks that are “in the know,” Microsoft is in for some dire straights ahead because of the failure for Vista to take off as expected and the way things are unfolding in the internet and application development space.
Kind of like I’ve be saying for the past few months (here [...]