Author Archives: John

0 for 1?

Posted on May 3, 2012 by John

With the preliminary reports of a possible jury-impasse (regarding any potential ruling on the Oracle vs. Google case) this could be a harbinger for just how complicated / nasty this matter is (and for how convoluted patent litigation laws are … Continue reading →

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That’s Pause For Concern.

Posted on May 2, 2012 by John

You know that times are rough when a Smartphone maker who is show-piecing their latest iteration generates a response whereas the market analysts / critics are already wondering aloud (e.g., reporting) that it may be too little / too late. … Continue reading →

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2 ‘Also-rans’ = ?

Posted on May 1, 2012 by John

How underwhelming… two also-rans within a space that they’ve (largely) fallen behind in joined forces… Granted, Redmond’s deep-pockets and patent-ownership (as well as Barnes & Noble losing a legal battle to them / falling behind Amazon / Apple, etc.) were … Continue reading →

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Street View (Or, ‘Screw You?’)

Posted on April 30, 2012 by John

Wow; Google was fined a ‘whopping’ $25,000 for violating privacy laws regarding their Street View data collection… just another example of a High Tech firm essentially ‘paying for the cost doing business’ by how they ‘handle’ your data. In other … Continue reading →

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It’s Personal?

Posted on April 29, 2012 by John

Google’s posting of the FCC report on their (reported) violations of privacy (as per the firm’s Street View functionality) is (perhaps) either: a) an audacious snub to the government’s regulatory powers; and/or: b) just a Public Service gesture? In sum, … Continue reading →

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The ‘Halo’ Effect.

Posted on April 28, 2012 by John

With one-in-four buyers of the iPad being a first-time / new customer; Apple is seriously cashing in / gaining mindshare in both hardware and applications (which are obviously driving some of the record Wall Street numbers they’re posting… quarter over … Continue reading →

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Biggest* Doesn’t = Best…

Posted on April 27, 2012 by John

Congrats to Samsung for passing Nokia (as the world’s leading handset manufacturer). Nevertheless, being the largest in units shipped* doesn’t equate to: 1) selling the most units; 2) being the best handset e.g., Smartphone. No offense to Samsung; however, the reality … Continue reading →

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Houston, We’ve Got A Problem.

Posted on April 26, 2012 by John

Actually, if Google’s by-laws governing how any given end-user consents regarding how the firm plans to (essentially) mine their data said blog posting / title looks to be anything but a ‘local’ issue (as it’ll in all probability be a … Continue reading →

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Taking a Test Drive.

Posted on April 25, 2012 by John

Google’s Drive appears to be the next step in their Open Office push for both the firm and what looks to be a continued (general) migration towards Cloud Computing (which interesting enough seems to harken back to the days of … Continue reading →

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So What?

Posted on April 24, 2012 by John

Independent of whether Oracle buys RIM and/or how their on-going legal wrangling with Google turns out… the simple reality is this: RIM’s woes are a combination of self-inflicted and the fact that the market has (largely) passed them by. As … Continue reading →

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