Posts by karmadave

Quote: Originally Posted by Psych_guy When "they" say shit like this I have to wonder where that idea comes from. Why would Apple buy one of two loser companies when they are doing just fine as Apple? Take a look at their...

Looks like the smoking gun has been found! BTW, I worked for Sun and a colleague of mine covered Google, and Yahoo, so I have a little perspective. Basically, Sun and Yahoo were able to successfully negotiate a Java license, but Sun and...

Interesting debate. My sense is that HP has staked their reputation, not to mention billions of dollars, on TouchPad. Unfortunately for them, they have an extremely steep hill to climb due to the runaway success of iPad. This holds true...

Quote: Originally Posted by penchanted Apple needs to pull its component purchases from Samsung ASAP. This is going to be a long knock-down, drag-out affair and there is no reason to help Samsung pay its legal bills. All this would do...

It will be interesting to see how far Apple will go to protect it's intellectual property. The court has to decide: - Are the patents Apple is claiming apply? - If so, has Samsung actually violated those patents? - What penalties...

Even if the TouchPad was brilliant, which is it apparently not, the lack of a complete 'ecosystem' will probably doom it to failure. It takes a lot of time and effort to build a complete ecosystem (devices, accessories, applications,...

I think Microsoft would be better served trying to improve Windows 7. They missed the boat, bigtime, on smartphones and tablets, but building their own devices may be the only way they can drive Windows into this segment. With all the...

Anyone know what the networking equipment was/is for WWDC? I can guarantee it's not a bunch of APX routers. Maybe Cisco, Juniper, or perhaps Aruba?

It's just one more thing the carriers will resist until they realize the game is up and find other methods of squeezing their customers. The carries will ALWAYS find away to make $$$. iMessage just forces them to get more 'creative'...

Microsoft had purchased TellMe a few years ago which is how they got into the 'voice navigated web' game. TellMe had great technology and I used to sell them Sun gear. The backend of their applications were built on x86 hardware and...