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    CarPlay and Ceding Control of the Motor Vehicle Interface

    March 4th, 2014

    I suppose Ford’s executives felt that a partnership with Microsoft to create a new user interface scheme for their vehicle’s infotainment systems seemed perfectly logical. After all, Windows was the number one personal computing platform on the planet — this was before the amazing growth of iOS and Android. Surely giving customers something built by the company […]


    Newsletter Issue #702: Do You Hate Apple?

    May 13th, 2013

    In fact, do you hate any company? Do you hate Microsoft if you’re a Mac user, or Samsung if you prefer the iPhone and iPad? What about hating Ford if you prefer a Honda, or Mercedes-Benz if there’s an Audi in your driveway? Does it even make sense to despise the company whose products you […]


    Apple and Business Revisited

    November 18th, 2010

    I read the news the other day and, oh boy, HP didn’t do so well with the Slate 500, a traditional tablet-based PC using Windows 7. Yes, they did boast the fact that they sold more than they anticipated, but with total sales estimated at 9,000, that’s nothing to crow about. Perhaps HP can state, […]