Fear and Loathing and Windows 8

(Or: Why Windows 8 Scares Me -- and Should Scare You Too) I was very excited when I saw the first demos of Windows 8.  After years of settli...

The Two Most Dangerous Words in Technology Marketing

"Just wait." So powerful.  So easy to say.  So appealing when your current products are behind the curve, and the press and analys...

Google and Motorola: What the #@!*%?

It's two days later and I'm still confused.  When I saw the headline yesterday, my jaw literally dropped.  "Google bought who? ...

Quick Takes: Logitech's Misstep, Nokia's New Names and Fonts

Short thoughts on recent tech news... Logitech strays from the path I haven't written much about Logitech here, but they've long bee...

Can Google's Chromebook Break Windows?

Summary.   Google is right: Windows is an old, creaky, virus-ridden product that deserves to be replaced by something better.  But to displa...