In 1995 Bill Gates wrote, “The Internet is a tidal wave. It changes the rules.” That memo was all too correct. The consequences of Steve Balmer’s failure to rise to the challenge are now in the hopefully agile hands of CEO Satya Nadella. Nadella was expected to lay off five or six t[...]
Posts Tagged ‘microsoft’
July 18th, 2014 - 10:40 pm § in Misc.
What hath Balmer Wrought?
As part of a streamlining effort following its buyout of cell-phone maker Nokia, Microsoft announced on Thursday that it was closing the Nokia plant in Komarom, northwest Hungary, local wire service MTI reported.[...]
June 23rd, 2014 - 9:41 am § in Misc., The Ave Scene
Microsoft OneDrive jumps to 15GB free, and 1TB for Office 365
This is a BIG deal! I have long held the theory that in the earliest days of Bill Gates and Paul Allen, these two guys were frustrated by the difficulties they had as students of Lakeside. They had an intense drive to access computers and would do anything they could This led the two of […][...]
June 6th, 2014 - 12:53 pm § in The Ave Scene
How Balmer’s Ego Screwed Microsoft
Balmer sees Clippers as ‘America’s team’ Steve Balmer is bizarre. He has just invested 20% of his 20 billion dollars in wealth. That money is likely a tax dodge. He is never going to make a profit but gets to have a toy to please his ego at the expense of a public who gets […][...]
China, Inc. vs. Microsoft
Beijing – China’s government says desktop, laptop and tablet personal computers bought for government use must use a different operating system from Windows 8. The brief statement gave no explanation. The government is the biggest buyer of computer software in China, so its purchasing de[...]
May 6th, 2014 - 12:31 pm § in Misc.
Bill Gates Shares in Microsoft Dwindle to Nill
In 1986 Bill Gates owned 49 percent of Microsoft at its initial public offering. Today Bill has a fortune of about $77 billion even after his gifts of tens of billions ot the Gates Foundation. Unless Gates stops his regular program of selling stock, soon, however, none of Gates’ fortune[...]
April 4th, 2014 - 10:44 am § in Misc., The Ave Scene
The New Microsoft GETS IT!!!
Windows Phone’s goal: Be the go-to OS for the budget-consciousBy eliminating licensing fees for the OS on devices with a screen smaller than 9 inches, Microsoft is placing a bet on rapid expansion over revenue. It appears that Nadella is a very smart fella .. taking lessons from Samsung and fr[...]
March 26th, 2014 - 9:28 am § in America
Is Scrooge Driving Companies Out of Seattle?
The Seattle Times is kvetching* that our area may lose the corporate headquarters of T-mobile. The extremely creative T-Mobile, after its failed take over by AT&T came back fighting with new consumer friendly plans. These have meant that the Seattle based company is growing. Meanwhile Spr[...]
March 19th, 2014 - 3:02 am § in The Ave Scene
Can Hillary’s 08 Campaign Manager Screw Up Microsoft?
A source close to Microsoft reports that “Mark Penn is NOT departing Microsoft.” Who is Mark Penn? He was the ultimate political operative during the Clinton years before he managed to bungle Hillary’s campaign for President. David Korn reports at Mother Jones that Hillary’s su[...]
MS Cuts off “Bridge,” stranding its Finnish Employees
Nokia workers Lose Finnish Style Benefits, Being Laid Off Before the takeover by Microsoft, Nokia employees had the benefit of Nokia’s generous Bridge programme. Bridge helped some of Nokia’s laid off 40,000 workers to develop skills or launch their own startup. No such luck if you[...]