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Superficial remarks on the Microsoft Surface

Commentable: June 18, 2012
In case you hadn’t heard, computing took another step (forward) today, as Microsoft announced and furtively demonstrated under its own brand two new tablet format computers called Surface – Surface for Windows RT and Surface for Windows 8 Pro (ta-da!). This event would not have warranted much hype, except that the Apple iPad made the [...]
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Who’s afraid of Watson?

Essay: February 19, 2011
And the answer is, “What is Watson?” Even if you know the correct reference (pick from: Alexander Graham Bell’s assistant, a computer, the founder of IBM), which by far most people on this planet do not, it’s unlikely that fear is attached to it. Watson is not a common synonym for boogeyman. However, a few [...]
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Dissolving the Internet into fragments

Impact: Online Information    September 17, 2010
Before it disappears into the archives, I’d like to call attention to a significant article (and cover story: The web’s new walls) in the September 2, 2010 issue of The Economist: The future of the internet: A virtual counter-revolution. Some points will be familiar to anyone following the ‘net-neutrality’ issue in the U.S. or elsewhere. [...]
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Apple iPad: And the big deal is…?

Impact: Computer Power    January 27, 2010
Nobody, repeat, nobody can make a bigger technology marketing splash than Apple, Inc. From the famous “1984” commercial to the iPod and iPhone, Apple has frequently employed the best and the brightest marketing folks on the planet. So, if the Apple iPad wasn’t a big deal, Apple would make it one. However, the iPad is [...]
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