Archive for May, 2010

[Read] NYT: Apple Passes Microsoft as No. 1 in Tech

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

The moment came when Apple surpassed Microsoft in Market Cap [*]. A few numbers: Market Cap: Microsoft at $219 billion - Apple at $222 billion (yesterday) Revenue: Microsoft at $58.4 billion - Apple at $42.9 billion Net income: Microsoft at $14.6 billion - Apple at $5.7 billion Cash: Microsoft at $39.7 billion - Apple at ...

Google TV in Short

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

Google TV, as described by Google is about: Less time Finding More time Watching Control and Personalize what you Watch Make your TV content more Interesting More than just TV Google TV is built on Android 2.1 and Google Chrome and Flash 10.1. It runs all Android Apps that do nto require a phone hardware. A ...

[Chart] Apple Gets Close to Microsoft on Market Cap

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

Via Silicon Alley Insider. The great turnaround of Apple illustrated in a chart. Since the iPhone launch in 2007 Apple has been getting closer to Microsoft faster and faster. The iPad "effect" is closing the final gap. It is only a matter of time that Apple will surpass Microsoft in market cap. ...

[Views] Spotting Disruption Before It Happens

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

We can call it the "delayed" disruption. It has 3 phases, that can be illustrated in the chart above showing the decline of postal mail volume. 1. Hyped Prediction. End of 90s with the Internet boom, people predict that the end of mail will soon happen. 2. False Reality. A few years ...