Consider the situation: A company earns record profits, exceeding analyst estimates in most respects. Despite the skepticism, and dire predictions from over the years, just about everything the company touches turns to gold. At the same time, journalists don’t want to make it seem that they are fawning over the company, and they no doubt […]

On Tuesday, I got a letter from Microsoft. No, it wasn’t personal. I was, in fact, one of 100,000 to receive an invitation to participate in the Windows Vista pre-RC1 test program. Now regardless of what you might think, gentle reader, I am not a Microsoft basher by trade. In fact, I respect the company […]