A Broader View on Apple's Back to the Mac Event

If we step back, and consider today's announcements from a broader perspective, we can gain some insight about Apple's overall corporate strategy with respect to the future of computing.

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The Windows Phone 7 Challenge

On Monday, Microsoft unveiled Windows Phone 7 (WP7), its latest operating system for smartphones. WP7 is a critical product for Microsoft to regain its footing in the smartphone market.

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Thin Device Computing

Today the thin client is here. But it's not in the form of computer terminals interfacing with local servers and datacenters.

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Did Southwest Airlines Fall into a Growth Trap?

With the AirTran acquisition, it looks like Southwest Airlines may have fallen into a growth trap. "Among all other influences, the desire to grow has perhaps the most perverse effect on strategy." – M.E. Porter

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Startups Provide a View into the Future

Large corporations seem to pay little attention to the startup world. In many industries, especially in technology, this is a costly oversight. Startups often represent the frontier within a domain of knowledge. In effect, observing startups gives you a view into the future.

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Choosing your Career

The way that we choose careers is strange. We often choose a career based on fear (e.g., what family may think) or opportunism (e.g., expected salary). The result is that we end up in a place that's not fully satisfying.

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Is Strategy or Execution more Important?

There are two parallel debates.

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From Comcast to XFINITY?

Early in 2010 Comcast rebranded its cable TV, Internet, and phone services to XFINITY. To put this move in perspective, imagine Disney, Nike, or another Fortune 500 firm ditching its brand and logo in favor of something entirely new.

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Do you have a Competitive Advantage?

In this post I define "competitive advantage" and explain why it's of great importance to your company.

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5 Reasons Why Every Entrepreneur Should get Married

Many believe that entrepreneurship and marriage are incompatible. The argument is that starting a new venture just takes too much of your time, mentally and physically. By the time a day or week of work is finished, there's no time left to nurture a relationship.

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Intel and the Big Squeeze: Why Intel acquired McAfee

Intel's announced acquisition of McAfee last week has baffled a number of analysts.

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The Economic Recession and Customer Value Creation

There is an important lesson to be learned from the economic recession for technology and media companies. To survive and prosper, technology and media companies, and the industries in which they operate, must create customer value.

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Facebook versus Twitter: A brief competitive analysis

Over the last several months there has been significant and growing interest in Twitter. Twitter is a micro-blogging site that enables its users to send and receive 140 character updates (known as tweets).

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Sony wins a battle but loses two wars

Blu-ray won the battle against HD DVD, but will likely lose the war against online video. But what about the PS3?

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An analysis of the Hulu/Boxee battle

Although Boxee is valuable technology from a consumer standpoint it clearly undermines Hulu's position and the position of the other studios and networks. Therefore, from a strategic standpoint, Hulu's decision to block Boxee is quite rational and should have been expected!

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Palin and McCain's Shotgun Marriage

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