Author Archives: halberenson

A key principle of Microsoft’s upcoming reorganization

Posted on July 9, 2013 by halberenson

A Microsoft reorganization does seem to be imminent.  I don’t know how much weight to put on the rumors, but if there is any truth to them I think I’m picking up on a secondary theme to the “Devices and … Continue reading →

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Don Mattrick departs Microsoft

Posted on July 1, 2013 by halberenson

Microsoft has lost another senior executive, and a number of people have asked me if this is good or bad for Microsoft.  I’ll render judgment at the end of this piece. I never interacted with Don Mattrick though no doubt … Continue reading →

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The NSA and Six Degrees of Separation

Posted on June 7, 2013 by halberenson

Recent revelations of how extensive the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) data collection efforts are concern me in many ways, but for this posting I just want to address one.  The Six Degrees of Separation  Terrorism Problem.  What the Six Degrees … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Reorganization Rumors

Posted on June 3, 2013 by halberenson

It’s a big week for Microsoft news due to TechEd and Computex, but also just the general news flow.  Microsoft CIO Tony Scott has left the company.  From an external perspective this has little obvious impact and I’m not going to spend … Continue reading →

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What if Microsoft got NOOKed?

Posted on May 27, 2013 by halberenson

Earlier this month rumors circulated that Microsoft was looking at purchasing the Nook business (in which it already owns a stake) from Barnes and Noble.  I wrote about the deal a year ago, so you might want to review that … Continue reading →

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The Windows Phone App Problem

Posted on May 13, 2013 by halberenson

Last week the situation with Windows Phone Apps was once again in the news as the Marketplace/Store reached 145,000 apps.  On one hand we had many critics pointing out that the rate of growth for Windows Phone has slowed considerably.  … Continue reading →

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“Win Reviews”

Posted on April 23, 2013 by halberenson

Another review of a Microsoft product (or in this case service), another black eye.  The most recent controversy is over Bing, but let’s face it, a lot of the problem with Windows 8 is how the preponderance of reviews didn’t … Continue reading →

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Blacked Out due to CISPA

Posted on April 22, 2013 by halberenson

Honoring the CISPA Blackout today.  Check http://www.zdnet.com/how-to-join-todays-april-22-cispa-protest-7000014320/ for more information.

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Touch Hate

Posted on April 8, 2013 by halberenson

There is a lot of hate for “touch” out there and I thought I’d talk about it a bit.  I can tell when I’m reading an unreasonable discussion because there is always something about having to stand there all day … Continue reading →

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Xbox Always-On

Posted on April 7, 2013 by halberenson

I’m not much of a gamer, so I’ve not really had a strong opinion about the Next-Generation Xbox (“Xbox 720”) Always-On controversy that has gripped the web lately.  I have no idea if its true or what the details may … Continue reading →

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