If you can believe The Wall Street Journal, the main reason Microsoft suffered reduced sales is because of the “PC Blight,” which refers to the economic downturn affecting the PC industry. They sell less, so it means Microsoft distributes fewer OEM licenses, from which they earn most of their software income. However, millions of netbooks […]

I am sometimes accused of writing lurid headlines just for the effect or the higher hit counts. I don’t agree. The headlines always relate to the content, and in this case, my theory is right on the money. What’s more, recent figures based on retail sales of new PCs from the NPD Group confirm the […]

As I write this, Apple’s stock price is soaring, and that’s a surprise. Usually, after they release record-breaking financials, Wall Street seems to react negatively. No, I’m not about to explain the workings of the financial community, and I doubt anyone can with any meaningful level of accuracy. The biggest difference this time out is […]

During that Department of Justice antitrust trial against Microsoft, poor, beleaguered Bill Gates claimed that the company he co-founded only wanted the freedom to “innovate.” Now this innovate mantra has been part and parcel of Microsoft’s pitch to customers, competitors and government agencies for years, as most of you know. The question that comes to […]