Microsoft Is Their Own Downfall
Jesse Chan | February 1st, 2008 | 3 Comments
I wrote a while back about the Downfall of the Microsoft Empire. In that article I wrote about all Microsoft’s competitors and how they were attacking Microsoft on all fronts. I digress, with today’s news that Microsoft made a $44.6B offer to buyout Yahoo, Microsoft may be the downfall of their own empire. […]
The Impact of Bandwidth Costs
Jesse Chan | January 17th, 2008 | 5 Comments
Bandwidth costs greatly impact profit margins of organizations that deliver enormous amounts of data. Several products and services that are immediately impacted by bandwidth costs are:
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How To Make A Comeback
Jesse Chan | January 10th, 2008 | No Comments
Companies that can make a comeback:
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Reduce Platform Switching Barriers
Jesse Chan | December 24th, 2007 | 1 Comment
The computing platform is what matters. It’s one thing if you’re the big fish with THE platform. But what do you do when you’re the small fish, your competitor already owns the dominant platform, and has millions of customers? How do you switch customers to your platform? Answer: Reduce the platform switching […]
Apple’s Strategy is to Partner with Leaders
Jesse Chan | December 17th, 2007 | 2 Comments
People seem to think Apple is a big, risk-taking company. That is true, but the risks they take are calculated ones. The switch from IBM PowerPC to Intel x86 chips was a big risk at the time — given the possibility of alienating Apple’s customer base. The risks to branch out their product […]
Google Worth More Than Rest of The Big Web Combined!
Jesse Chan | October 30th, 2007 | 15 Comments
Google’s market capitalization makes it worth more than the rest of the Big Web combined! Here are some rough calculations and ball-park figures:
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The Platform Is What Matters
Jesse Chan | October 17th, 2007 | 12 Comments
Today, Steve Jobs mentioned that the Apple iPhone will finally opening up for third-party application development in February 2008. Apple will provide a iPhone Software Development Kit (SDK) for developers to create applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
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10 Things on My Google Wish List
Jesse Chan | October 12th, 2007 | 3 Comments
Google is an amazing company. I have written quite extensively on the merits of their technologies and platforms. However, as with every corporation, there are improvements that can be made to their product line.
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What Happens When a Social Graph is Compromised?
Jesse Chan | September 28th, 2007 | 1 Comment
Credit: Visual Complexity.
Ever had your MySpace or e-mail account hijacked? Recently, Gmail experienced a cross-scripting vulnerability. Luckily, Google was able to patch it quickly, and so far there are no reported cases of people losing information. Getting your e-mail hacked is becoming a major issue. Hackers do not usually care to […]
What’s a good name?
Jesse Chan | August 13th, 2007 | 2 Comments
You have this great idea for a business or organization. Now what are you going to call it? Here are 5 suggestions:
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