http://www.pennwarrantylitigation.com Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:54:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It should be noted that Microsoft's position, as viewed through the "people familiar with the matter" who have The Wall Street Journal on speed dial, has changed dramatically in a short period of time. In the last day, Microsoft has moved from threatening to walk away, to threatening go hostile ... http://www.pennwarrantylitigation.com/2010/09/04/yahoo-microsoft-face-to-face-talks-are-on/ And there's no need to fear added radiation from these BlackBerrys. The earrings, which measure about three-quarters of an inch high--are made from Fimo, a polymer clay. They were selling for $3 (plus shipping) on Etsy, an online market for homemade goods, but they're sold out now. (Credit: Etsy) In your ... http://www.pennwarrantylitigation.com/2010/08/30/hang-a-blackberry-from-your-ear/ At this point, it's tough to get excited about Apple events. Sure, they show off new products and sometimes they're fun to watch, but lately, they've been boring, to say the least. But as soon as that announcement hit the wire, Apple zealots and pundits alike were speculating about what the ... http://www.pennwarrantylitigation.com/2010/08/24/why-apples-event-next-week-wont-rock-at-all/ After a decent freshman year, the Zune appears to be having a bit of a sophomore slump. In its first year on the market, Microsoft shipped 1.2 million Zunes, reaching about 3 percent of the U.S. market for MP3 players by the first quarter of 2007. A year later, the company's market ... http://www.pennwarrantylitigation.com/2010/08/21/zune-struggles-to-find-the-right-pitch/ Orange, France Telecom's mobile provider, will whisk the iPhone into at least 10 more European, Middle Eastern, and African countries. The iPhone is becoming quite the world traveler. The deal with Apple, announced Friday, will bring the popular device later this year into Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Portugal, ... http://www.pennwarrantylitigation.com/2010/08/21/iphone-expands-its-empire-once-again/ commentary Joel West, professor at San Jose State University College of Business, and Siobh?n O'Mahony, professor at UC Davis Graduate School of Management, have produced some insightful research over the years. However, I particularly like a new academic study the two recently released: "The Role of Participation Architecture in Growing Sponsored ... http://www.pennwarrantylitigation.com/2010/08/21/control-transparency-and-customer-contributions/ Update 8 a.m. PST January 14: Sorry, I ran out of invitations, but you can request them from Photophlow's home page. Update 8 a.m. PST January 11: I added links to a couple of helpful videos. For a Web 2.0 powerhouse, Flickr feels awfully Web 1.0. At least that was my ... http://www.pennwarrantylitigation.com/2010/08/21/photophlow-puts-a-fresh-face-on-flickr/ In a dinner theater setting at the Four Seasons in San Francisco, Salesforce.com's Marc Benioff and Google's Eric Schmidt officially rolled out Salesforce for Google Apps, the integration of Google Apps, Gmail, Calendar, and Google Talk with the Salesforce.com platform, in 15 languages. Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff and Google ... http://www.pennwarrantylitigation.com/2010/08/21/eric-schmidt-joins-marc-benioff-in-an-assault-on-t/ Nokia, the world's biggest maker of mobile phones, and chipmaker Qualcomm announced on Wednesday that they had signed a licensing agreement settles all patent litigation between the two companies. Financial terms of the agreement were not released, but the companies said Nokia will pay royalties to Qualcomm for 15 years ... http://www.pennwarrantylitigation.com/2010/08/21/nokia-qualcomm-settle-patent-dispute/ Go count your billions and get out of the way! (Credit: Yahoo) Dear Jerry, Whew, things aren't going so well lately, huh? First, the company you founded and love was being pushed into turmoil by some executives, like your old buddy Semel, who had no idea how to run an organization. And ... http://www.pennwarrantylitigation.com/2010/08/21/an-open-letter-to-jerry-yang-its-over-buddy/