Read about Google’s new $35 dollar device. This is a killer app for Google .. they may take over your living room … access to TV over the web, simple plug in device! The only trouble? GETTING ONE. At this price everyone is sold out … Amazon., Best Buy, and the Google store li[...]
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July 25th, 2013 - 12:19 pm § in The Ave Scene
Google HUGELY One Ups Apple, Leaves Balmer in the Blues
June 15th, 2013 - 8:40 am § in Misc.
Balmer Blunders: Will Win 8.1 Fix Things.
MS Leaking News About Win 8.1 Sadly, the preliminary leaks suggest that 8.1 will not address the central problem … Windows * is not finished. If Win 8 were ready for release you would be able to create tiles with — USEABLE icons, rather than big swathes of color with tiny logos, you woul[...]
June 1st, 2013 - 9:10 am § in The Ave Scene
Balmer’s Blues: competing with 24 hr fitness is hard!
Team-less in Seattle: Kings to stay in Sacramento The Maloof brothers have agreed to sell a majority stake Kings to a Sacramento-based group just a day after rejecting an offer that would have relocated the franchise to Seattle. The new ownership group is headed by a software billionaire, Vivek Ran[...]
May 16th, 2013 - 4:05 am § in Misc.
APPLESAUCE vs BALMER BLUES: The iPAD PRO
Given how bad MS has been at marketing the Surface …here is Tom Cox chance to ressurrect Steve Jobs: iPAD PRO with Airboard The PRO is a a version of the iPAD that can act as an iPAD or as a touch screen for the new Airboard. The Airboard is a keyboard, a screenless Mac […][...]
April 30th, 2013 - 6:58 am § in The Ave Scene
Balmer’s Ball Misses the Basket ….. GO STORM!
Following the report that Seattle is infested with rats, the NBA Committee Votes Unanimously Against Kings’ Move to Seattle In a major blow to arena proponents, an NBA committee voted unanimously to block a proposal to move the Sacramento Kings to Seattle. I have an idea .. really I do. Stev[...]
April 9th, 2013 - 8:11 am § in Misc.
Is Balmer Killing the Surface?
Balmer Blunders On …A Fellow Surface User Closes His Blog It’s been a fun ride I started his blog largely as an experiment, and largely with the hope that Microsoft would truly make a commitment to something different. I had a blast working on this blog and getting involved in the Microsof[...]
February 15th, 2013 - 1:00 pm § in Misc.
More bad press for Mr. Balmer
Rick Broida on Microsoft: But here’s the thing, here’s what this litany of complaints boils down to: I feel like Microsoft doesn’t give a damn about me as a customer. I feel overcharged and under-supported. I’m force-fed upgrades I don’t want, deprived of features I d[...]
February 1st, 2013 - 12:45 pm § in The Ave Scene
More bad Steve Balmer Stuff
(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer is not the right leader for the world’s largest software company but holds his grip on it by systematically forcing out any rising manager who challenges his authority, claims a former senior executive who has written a book about [...]
January 30th, 2013 - 7:28 am § in Misc.
Applesauce: Cox and Balmer
Yesterday morning, Apple unveiled its latest iPad — a sort of ho hum competitor for Microsoft’s Surface Pro .. being released later this week — four days from now. So Mr. Cox is not doing the Jobs act .., no stagecraft this time. While Mr, Balmer is making his bet that MS can mak[...]
After the failed second coming of the Sonics, what can Mr. Balmer do to feed his sports niche?
The Seattle Derby? After the failure to get the NBA to move a basketball team from Sacramento to Seattle, how is Steve Balmer to rescue his zillionaire claim to the ultimate perk .. his own sports team? As we celebrate the Kentucky Derby, I have an idea. The trick for anyone wanting to buy a [&helli[...]