Monthly Archives: May 2014

The Missing Mini

Posted on May 26, 2014 by halberenson

No one was more disappointed by last week’s no-show of a Microsoft 8″ class Surface device than I was.  At the same time launching such a device at that particular event would have been a disaster, as I’ll get to in … Continue reading →

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Is there a point of diminishing return on improving fuel economy?

Posted on May 24, 2014 by halberenson

Ok, I know this is mostly an information technology blog (although when I started it my intent was to cover technology in general) but I want to talk about automotive technology right now.  As I do with IT topics I … Continue reading →

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Will Microsoft get the new Surface(s) right? Part 2

Posted on May 8, 2014 by halberenson

Having done a bit of a post-mortem on the original Surface products and strategy in Part 1, I can now dive into what I think Microsoft needs to do in order to succeed with the Surface family.  The first thing … Continue reading →

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Will Microsoft get the new Surface(s) right? Part 1

Posted on May 8, 2014 by halberenson

It appears that on May 20th Microsoft will announce at least one new member of the Surface family, most likely a Surface Mini (aka 7-8″ class device).  The rumors have heated up suggesting that there will actually be two or … Continue reading →

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