I think you make a lot of interesting points, including the notion that young, ambitious people only gradually realize that most companies don't end up as disruptive, innovative or lucrative as their founders hope. I get...
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I wish I was a Microsoft employee. Alas, I'm an English major/broke university student. I use Google products for my mobile solutions. I have a Nexus S phone and Nexus 7 tablet and I'm quite fond of them. Like I said, I...
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That's a high bar, Spires is setting for his new company when he describes the focus of the startup as "game-changing technology that has the potential to help many vertical markets, including healthcare, education,...
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You sound a bit too worked up over this. Perhaps you're a Microsoft employee who's sick of Google getting all the attention. I've been using gmail since it first came out and am completely satisfied with it....
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I think the Galaxy S5 might temporarily become the top-selling smartphone, if for no other reason than that Apple and Samsung are on different release cycles, which, as Eric points out, makes sales pattern somewhat cyclical....
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Like CSC, there a few big names on the partner list. Lenovo, Capgemini, CGI, Fujitsu, Dimension Data, OVH.com and T-Systems (think T-Mobile). There's SingTel, another VMware cloud partner reaching out to the competition....
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Drchrono has also been doing some interesting things with apps for patients. See:
Appointment With Drchrono? Bring Your iPad
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Good for Avon for being willing to pull the plug. Many companies wouldn't have made a clean break and cut their losses.
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Good to see that readers are helping the judges by clicking on their favorite captions! Keep up the good work. And remember, no limit on entries, so keep'em coming!
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While at first blush that change seemed strange, Twitter's rationale does make sense. Maybe it could offer this as an option: Block and hide, or avoid letting the blockee know about the action.
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Wyatt, Why has Microsoft dispatched Smith on this barnstorming tour? What's its big stake in establishing greater uniformity in how cloud computing companies are regulated? Yes, it will help with international contracts,...
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I don't know about the rest of you, but I, too was very entrepreneurial as a younger person. I don't think it is something specific to Gen Y but to the age group in general. At a young (and inexperienced) age, many of us...
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If anyone believes this is anything but a PR move for Oracle, Larry has a nice island to sell you ... oh, wait, he does have an island. And he didn't get it by embracing open source.
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spam is gone from my gmail account but still in my outlook account you can sign in to gmail with just your user name with outlook you have to use full email address with hotmail if you...
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As an aside, just now I opened my Gmail and saw a column of ads tailored to 'buying gifts for Mom.' Why? Because here, in my initial post, Gmail somehow KNEW that I had just mentioned my mom. If that doesn't bother you,...
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You should try it, Kristin. Gmail is a clusterf*ck compared to Outlook: Gmail has ads to add to the clutter. Outlook doesn't. Gmail has integrated chat. Outlook has integrated Skype. Gmail is a one window pane deal. Outlook...
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Well I got 2 tablets that morning. But here in Puerto Rico not many people knew about the promotion. Still, the line was huge 2 hours before the store opened. I got there so early i was #13 in the line.
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I have both Gmail and Hotmail accounts and I very much prefer the former. Outlook.com still, after all these years, has much more spam than Gmail. With Gmail I may get a spam or phishing mail about once every...
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