brendan's stuff - tagged with microsoft http://www.brendanverse.com/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sweetcron brendan@brendancullen.com Goodbye Microsoft, Hello Facebook! « The World As Best As I Remember It http://www.brendanverse.com/items/view/1899/goodbye-microsoft-hello-facebook-the-world-as-best-as-i-remember-it ]]> Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:42:00 -0400 http://www.brendanverse.com/items/view/1899/goodbye-microsoft-hello-facebook-the-world-as-best-as-i-remember-it 2000-2009: Microsoft's decade of shattered dreams | Betanews http://www.brendanverse.com/items/view/1254/2000-2009-microsofts-decade-of-shattered-dreams-betanews

The new millennium’s first 10 years is really Microsoft’s lost decade. It is a decade of shattered dreams. Microsoft 2000-2009 is a casebook study why no company should allow its ranks of MBAs to swell too large.

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Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:49:00 -0500 http://www.brendanverse.com/items/view/1254/2000-2009-microsofts-decade-of-shattered-dreams-betanews
WebBrowser_DriveThru.jpg 546×1092 pixels http://www.brendanverse.com/items/view/1240/webbrowser-drivethrujpg-5461092-pixels ]]> Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:01:00 -0500 http://www.brendanverse.com/items/view/1240/webbrowser-drivethrujpg-5461092-pixels Haavard - Bill Gates sums up Microsoft's abusive history http://www.brendanverse.com/items/view/962/haavard-bill-gates-sums-up-microsofts-abusive-history ]]> Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:14:00 -0500 http://www.brendanverse.com/items/view/962/haavard-bill-gates-sums-up-microsofts-abusive-history Apple declares war on the entire PC industry | Betanews http://www.brendanverse.com/items/view/944/apple-declares-war-on-the-entire-pc-industry-betanews

Few Windows PC manufacturers are competing where Apple sales are strongest: Computers selling for $1,000 or more. But all major OEMs are fighting for sales in the segment for the smallest, least powerful, lowest-cost and least profitable portables. Are their executives insane?

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Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:38:00 -0400 http://www.brendanverse.com/items/view/944/apple-declares-war-on-the-entire-pc-industry-betanews
What the Tech Media doesn't get: The iPhone is a Platform! on Flickr - Photo Sharing! http://www.brendanverse.com/items/view/942/what-the-tech-media-doesnt-get-the-iphone-is-a-platform-on-flickr-photo-sharing

The tech media suffers from the same delusions about Apple that have clouded their prognosticating skills for the last decade. They are still judging Apple by the Mac versus Windows saga that played out over twenty years ago.

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Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:17:00 -0400 http://www.brendanverse.com/items/view/942/what-the-tech-media-doesnt-get-the-iphone-is-a-platform-on-flickr-photo-sharing
Business Software Alliance Dirty Tricks Update - Network World http://www.brendanverse.com/items/view/901/business-software-alliance-dirty-tricks-update-network-world

Companies from ten to five hundred employees using Microsoft software are significantly at risk for a BSA audit.

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Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:41:00 -0400 http://www.brendanverse.com/items/view/901/business-software-alliance-dirty-tricks-update-network-world
AppleInsider | Microsoft's Sidekick/Pink problems blamed on dogfooding and sabotage http://www.brendanverse.com/items/view/892/appleinsider-microsofts-sidekickpink-problems-blamed-on-dogfooding-and-sabotage

no one really grasps how dysfunctional Microsoft has become. Yes Microsoft did spend half a billion dollars for, as near as anyone can tell, absolutely nothing. Not exactly the first time. Asserting that it's a ridiculous supposition is in no way disproving it.

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Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:16:00 -0400 http://www.brendanverse.com/items/view/892/appleinsider-microsofts-sidekickpink-problems-blamed-on-dogfooding-and-sabotage
Windows Mobile 6.5 Review: There's No Excuse For This - Windows mobile 6.5 review - Gizmodo http://www.brendanverse.com/items/view/880/windows-mobile-65-review-theres-no-excuse-for-this-windows-mobile-65-review-gizmodo

In the time since Windows Mobile 6.0 came out in February of 2007, Apple has released the iPhone—three times.

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Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:56:00 -0400 http://www.brendanverse.com/items/view/880/windows-mobile-65-review-theres-no-excuse-for-this-windows-mobile-65-review-gizmodo
Busting IE8’s Mythbusting | Geektechnica http://www.brendanverse.com/items/view/538/busting-ie8s-mythbusting-geektechnica ]]> Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:19:00 -0400 http://www.brendanverse.com/items/view/538/busting-ie8s-mythbusting-geektechnica Microsoft has $10,000 for an Internet Explorer 8 user http://www.brendanverse.com/items/view/530/microsoft-has-10000-for-an-internet-explorer-8-user ]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:57:00 -0400 http://www.brendanverse.com/items/view/530/microsoft-has-10000-for-an-internet-explorer-8-user Microsoft Silverlight vs Google Wave: Why Karma Matters | Zoho Blogs http://www.brendanverse.com/items/view/514/microsoft-silverlight-vs-google-wave-why-karma-matters-zoho-blogs ]]> Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:28:00 -0400 http://www.brendanverse.com/items/view/514/microsoft-silverlight-vs-google-wave-why-karma-matters-zoho-blogs waffle → Rude Data Format http://www.brendanverse.com/items/view/404/waffle-rude-data-format ]]> Wed, 13 May 2009 09:08:00 -0400 http://www.brendanverse.com/items/view/404/waffle-rude-data-format Marco.org - What happened to Microsoft? http://www.brendanverse.com/items/view/394/marcoorg-what-happened-to-microsoft ]]> Mon, 11 May 2009 14:19:00 -0400 http://www.brendanverse.com/items/view/394/marcoorg-what-happened-to-microsoft IE6 Update http://www.brendanverse.com/items/view/325/ie6-update ]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:57:00 -0400 http://www.brendanverse.com/items/view/325/ie6-update Marco.org - Dropped IE support for Instapaper http://www.brendanverse.com/items/view/148/marcoorg-dropped-ie-support-for-instapaper

"Geeks are developing cool things for the iPhone because it’s the platform they use. Like it or not, a lot of developers of consumer-facing applications and websites now use iPhones and Macs."

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Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:07:00 -0500 http://www.brendanverse.com/items/view/148/marcoorg-dropped-ie-support-for-instapaper
2400+ major sites that IE 8 can't render correctly http://www.brendanverse.com/items/view/101/2400-major-sites-that-ie-8-cant-render-correctly ]]> Sat, 21 Feb 2009 21:24:00 -0500 http://www.brendanverse.com/items/view/101/2400-major-sites-that-ie-8-cant-render-correctly 2400+ major sites that IE 8 can't render correctly http://www.brendanverse.com/items/view/94/2400-major-sites-that-ie-8-cant-render-correctly ]]> Sat, 21 Feb 2009 21:24:00 -0500 http://www.brendanverse.com/items/view/94/2400-major-sites-that-ie-8-cant-render-correctly