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17 January 2007 Comments Off

The Technology Cold War is OVER – Apple and Microsoft are truly competing again…FINALLY!!

The nucleus of this article came from the recent Macworld theme “The First 30 Years where just the Beginning”.
It got me thinking how the next 30 years will be after looking the last 30 years roller coaster ride.
After decompressing from all the CES and Macworld activity, two very basic things occurred to me:
1.) The “War [...]

16 January 2007 Comments Off

Bubble, Bubble, Bubble. – In Private Equity not Web 2.0

Being a serial entrepreneur I have been through many business cycles, but the Internet boom of the late 1990’s was an extremely heady time. People were so enamored with what the Internet could do, every one really believed that the old rules didn’t apply.
The reality was that those rules applied more than ever and with [...]

16 January 2007 Comments Off

Analyzing the Keynotes: Bill Gates and Steve Jobs

This is fascinating. I was thinking of doing an analysis of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates keynotes. I watched them both and their styles are so different.
Steve Jobs is the modern day PT Barnum. His charm is high and his enthusiasm is contagious.
Bill’s Keynote was tired and a bit boring with skit like demonstrations. The [...]

10 January 2007 Comments Off

iPhone Lawsuit – Kettle? Please meet the pot.

I find it ironic that during the Macworld Keynote yesterday where Steve Jobs boasted about the 200 patents for the iPhone and how they would enforce them that they get a lawsuit for the one thing they couldn’t protect.
So Kettle, please meet the pot. It will be a fun topic of discussion and give Apple [...]

8 January 2007 Comments Off

Maryland is upping their startup game

As an entrepreneur in the MD/DC/Northern VA area, I am glad to see this from a press release yesterday:
The Greater Baltimore Technology Council (GBTC) said on Monday that it is partnering with the Kauffman Foundation to make Kauffman eVenturing — a web site created specifically for
entrepreneurs — available for the first time to Maryland entrepreneurs. [...]

2 January 2007 Comments Off

Predictions 2007 – Gaming Industry

I don’t have alot on the gaming business right now.
I might be burned out from the prediction thing. Nevertheless, there are three major things I am seeing that will happen in 2007.
MMORPG’s are going to connect at a meta level. Someone is going to create a true metaverse where everyone will connect at a top [...]