Archive for July, 2006

Argo and Zune?

Monday, July 17th, 2006

I can’t comment on whether I’ve heard rumors of an ipod-killer from Microsoft.  But if I did, I probably thought “someone is telling me this crazy story just to see if I will leak.”  I am happy to say I passed the test.  Someone else failed the test, though, and speculation is running wild.
Now, let’s […]

Quick Snack?

Monday, July 17th, 2006

I am pretty adventurous in what I eat.  However, there are still some “snacks” which my wife prepares that I refuse to eat.  Fish eggs, seaweed, special wasabi sauce, and brown rice vinegar.

Oh No!!! People Will Love It!

Friday, July 14th, 2006

Please tell me this is a bad joke.  We ship a piece of software that allows people to encrypt their own personal files.  Some enterprises realize that users might actually use the software, and they cry foul.  So we kill the product.
That is completely insane.  Clearly people are fiending for this functionality.  Unless this is […]

Google CEO says “Suck it Up”

Sunday, July 9th, 2006

The Google CEO is now saying that click fraud isn’t a big problem; it’ll fix itself.  I agree with him, but not for the reasons stated.  I think he tries to come off as being honest, but is rather deceptive.  His claims:

It’s still worth it for advertisers to do business with us.  Click fraud is part of […]

OMWatch?

Thursday, July 6th, 2006

GigaOM is now a full-time job, meaning that Om will be blessing us with higher volume of his incisive analyses.  It is a wonderful thing; people pay lots of money for the kind of insights he offers.  The only problem is that it now becomes a full time job for his readers to digest all […]