Josh Thompson

The Future of Internet Is Mobile

A headline that not only grabs your attention but it also true. That is refreshing. Mobile is appealing to advertisers who can pick their audience based upon a GPS reporting where the viewer is currently located.

With Tasks, Google Raises Stakes Against Outlook

The concept of moving all to the cloud is like making the claim that with restaurants and pizza delivery, home kitchen appliances are no longer needed. This claim would only makes sense to the pizza delivery person.

I use the cloud for backup, and it has come in handy many times, but I sometimes use my local CPU, memory, and Harddrive. I suppose that would be value combo meal Number 1.

Is the Microsoft Empire Cracking?

" don't think Microsoft can reinvent itself"

That would be inconsistent with being in business 20 years.

"All its victories in competition were achieved by "leveraging" its OS monopoly"

The cash from the OS sales came in handy, but it was not the source of all future victories.

Microsoft's Office for the Web Will be Ready No Time Soon

Zoho Google-like software has always existed along side Microsoft Office. It use to go by the name "public domain" software. Only the name has changed. There's also WordPad and NotePad.

Do Google Docs and Spreadsheets Pose a Threat to Office?

>>The performance isn't always great, but the functionality is excellent
This description supports the concept of services + software. Microsoft just won.

On Nov 14 02:21 AM Y.I. wrote:

> Microsoft's hold on the office apps market will take a long time
> to disintegrate -- but eventually it will. I've become an avid user
> of Google docs. The performance isn't always great, but the functionality
> is excellent, and once you start sharing docs the collaboration is
> just amazing.
>
> My guess is that when netbooks get real traction, there will be a
> more dramatic shift to online apps.
>

Google Extends Its Web Search Lead

Google is the king of the hill identical to Microsoft DOS. If GOOG cannot branch into other areas, they will eventually be spoken of in the same tense as MS-DOS. This will take the unimaginable to happen, but unimaginable is what the future is.

Yahoo's Jerry Yang: We're Done

If i were a stakeholder in Yahoo, this article would be very disconcerting for me. When the www game changes again, can Google also change or is Google going to stay a one-hit-wonder?

Yahoo/Microsoft: Much Ado About Nothing Until 'Google' Ceases To Be a Verb

GOOG won this one, but with the rate of change, the question is will they win the next one. That is, when the world changes again, who will win the next time around.

Google vs. Microsoft: Software as a Service Battle Heats Up

a bit more convenient having it in my portable, which operates anywhere anytime... not just when I can get connected to the Internet.

valid point

Why Microsoft (Yes, Microsoft) Could Dominate Software-as-a-Service

As long as MSFT has the 'poor me' attitude of the article's responders, Google will win. Luckily, MSFT has the attitude of 'we will respond' GOOG won a battle but the war never ends.

Google vs. Microsoft: Software as a Service Battle Heats Up

The scenario offered is you can tap a stranger's shoulder at an airport, ask to borrow their computer, login to your Google Docs and make changes. If all the PC users who would do this switch to Google Docs, Google Docs should explode into the single-digit market share in no time!
This article also had a lot of: "i never believed the rumors you were beat your wife when you were confronted regarding your affairs" That is, the article said what it didn't believe as the excuse to write some very emotional eye-catching phrases. In other words, the writer wrote what he clearly wishes were true while admitting what he knows to be true.

The Enemy of My Enemy Is My Friend: More on the Google-Salesforce Alliance

"I really didn’t want to compete against Google in an area they consider core."
If Google's productivity suite is core, then Google is really in trouble.

Google’s App War with Microsoft Ramping Up

wouldn't the app wars be describing the PC world not the WWW World?
Does this article not indicate GOOG is still in the PC view of the World?

Is Microsoft Really Such a Compelling Buy?

"however, that CEO Steve Ballmer is adamantly opposed to even considering this."

Yes, ego is what does scare me as their previous success would lead to strong feelings; nevertheless, a flat 5-year stock price has possibly brought some people back down to earth.

Is Microsoft Really Such a Compelling Buy?

"Microsoft to continue to show strong cash flow growth for a couple more years, but after that, we think growth will get a lot more challenging."

This is where your imagination fails you.