Archive for year 2008
Microsoft into Danger
Feb 12th
Oooh. Microsoft really is getting into a bit of a spot. The great innovators have discovered that ages old mantra, “Why innovate when you can buy?” Not only have they got a thing for Yahoo! they are now deciding that Apple is getting too much market share and so will face off against them head…
Microsoft conceeds defeat in the online gambit
Feb 3rd
44.6 billion? Hmmmm… Smacks of desperation to me. Its been well known for a long time that Microsoft couldn’t in any way keep up with the migration to the internet. In 1994, instead of admitting that the internet was something good and useful, they come out with the Microsoft Network, branded MSN. At the time,…
Russian Hockey – Showing the rest of us how its done.
Jan 14th
I love hockey. Of them all, its definitely near the top of the list of my favourite sports. When I couldn’t see the NHL on ESPN anymore, I had to turn to the online sources to get my fix. Well, now I’m thinking to hell with the NHL. These Russian’s put the North Americans to…
Back in NZ! Unfortunately.
Jan 6th
I’m back! So much to say about my vacation, but to be honest, its something I’d rather talk about instead of type about. So if you really want to know about it, you’ll have to wait till I can afford a coffee or something again. :-) As you might guess, I’m a little broke for…