The iPad is Steve Jobs’ Waterloo
Jobs has put together a remarkable track record at Apple over the years, not only releasing a string of hit products (overshadowing the few duds… like Apple TV) and making the company solidly profitable with a plurality of analysts rating it a solid buy even with a P/E of 20:1.
Having said all that, Jobs is [...]
Chavez Backtracks, Venezuelans Still Suffer
Electric Vehicles Revisited
Over the weekend @Devahaz asked me for my thoughts on current status re a post I wrote over 2 years ago lamenting the optimistic projections of newly minted electric vehicle companies.
I realize that I may be guilty of “not getting with the program” on this whole electric car business, but does anyone else [...]
Book Giveaway : Blogging to Drive Business
UPDATE: The books are all gone… but I am really proud to see that we collectively raised at least $150 for the Wounded Warrior project. Thanks for all the generosity, it’s a great cause that you should feel good about supporting.
I have 12 copies of a new book, in fact I don’t even think it’s [...]
YouTube and Prop 8
There has been quite a bit of commentary about the decision by a Federal judge to allow video of the ongoing Prop 8 constitutionality trial to be posted on YouTube, a decision that has been stayed by the SCOTUS with a final decision due today.
In the meantime, one message is clear: Banning the [...]
Google and China
Larry wrote this today and I think it pretty much sums up the situation for Google in China.
Reading all of this laid out in a blog post can be summed up in one word: Wow. Now let’s look at how Google arrived at this big decision, which could result in a complete pullout. Why would [...]
Cable Commercials From Hell
In no particular order these are the commercials that I hear on cable news and on satellite radio that make me cringe:
That Chet Holmes guy… you know, the guy who grew sales for “a well known billionaire”. I can’t even begin to catalogue all the ways that this guy is just odious.
Anyone marketing [...]
Your Tax Dollars at Work
The Federal government, specifically the Federal Highway Administration, is spending $1.2 billion of your money to nationalize the 511 highway traffic reporting system, replicating what Yahoo, Google, Navteq, and others are already doing. This is a great example of the overreach that is endemic to the Federal government but what is really troubling about it [...]
SF Looks to Unleash Entrepreneurs, Maybe
This is the message that the San Francisco Board of Supervisors is sending:
“This legislation is trying to eliminate from the books the complete, unnecessary nickeling-and-diming of our business entrepreneurs during our worst economic recession since the Great Depression,” Chiu said.[From S.F.'s bid to wipe out some extra business fees]
It sounds great until you [...]
Tuesday Link Roundup
- The Merc takes a look at the diminished luster of stock options for compensation. There’s two things here, the first being that between AMT and option accounting rule changes the attractiveness of options for employees and employers has taken a big hit. Most people in Silicon Valley, and the tech industry more broadly, understand [...]
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