End Game
2008-12-16 15:01:01
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This is my 603rd and last column for pbs.org. If you want to continue reading my work, please visit http://www.cringely.com, which is also in this week's links. Thanks for your support.
Everybody in my line o...
Insanely Great
2008-12-07 14:05:13
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Looking for improved business models for the personal computer business, Apple CEO Steve Jobs often used to cite automobile makers, though never American car companies. The examples were invariably German. Whet...
Saving Detroit
2008-11-27 02:37:06
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My first car was an Oldsmobile, a red 1966 convertible I wish I still owned today. It was big and heavy yet somehow managed to average 18 miles per gallon in an era when gasoline cost 35 cents. Detroit and the ...
Not Enough Indians
2008-11-18 23:18:48
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There is no joy at Yahoo, for mighty Jerry has struck out.
This week Yahoo cofounder Jerry Yang announced he was stepping down after 17 turbulent months as CEO of the big Internet portal -- a time in which the...
Now For Something Completely Different
2008-11-14 20:57:16
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President-Elect Barack Obama has announced that when he's in office he'll appoint a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for the whole darned USA. Though Google CEO Eric Schmidt already said he isn't interested in th...
Love-Hate
2008-11-07 19:48:12
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Steve Jobs is not like you and me. He has millions of customers, 32,000 employees, and a board of directors who think he can do no wrong. Running a company that is immensely profitable, gaining in market share,...
Love-Hate
2008-11-07 19:48:12
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Steve Jobs is not like you and me. He has millions of customers, 32,000 employees, and a board of directors who think he can do no wrong. Running a company that is immensely profitable, gaining in market share,...
Love-Hate
Azure Blues
2008-10-30 19:21:28
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It isn't very often I get to apply Moore's Law to a non-Information Technology business and rarer still that I can then relate the whole thing back to Microsoft, so I'm going for it. Here's what the solar power...
Collateral Damage
2008-10-23 18:23:10
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I am not a very sophisticated mobile phone user. I don't use most of the bells and whistles on my phone, probably because I don't know what they even are. But just because I'm an idiot about USING mobile phones...