"Even if Microsoft does outbid Google in a testosterone-driven rage, moreover, Google will still win.  Why?  Because Microsoft will overpay, too–wildly–and won’t get much for its money.  Facebook will no doubt extract other concessions (great pricing on ad sales, full control, etc.), and then will probably take Microsoft’s money and turn its back." Henry Blodgett […]

“When it comes to taxes, Barack Obama is no Jack Kennedy.” The Wall Street Journal. The Journal’s assessment is based on the Illinois Senator’s announcement that he wants to to nearly double the captial gains tax to 28% and the quote below: “The tax on capital gains directly affects investment decisions, the mobility and flow […]

"Paul’s a smart guy, but just because he says you need to move to Silicon Valley doesn’t mean it’s true." Ryan Carson In response to Paul Graham.

"News gets made on Twitter." Robert Scoble In a PodTech video of Feedhub.

"It has been fascinating to watch this phenomenon grow from a little message I tossed off in 10 minutes to something that has spread all around the world." Scott E. Fahlman On the 25th birthday of the emoticon which he created in this note: 19-Sep-82 11:44 Scott E Fahlman 🙂 From: Scott E Fahlman <Fahlman […]

"Sig and I will see that any Infosec startup with any shot of making it gets funded." Tom Noonan In a speech to the Atlanta Technology Marketing Council.  That’s exactly the type of leadership Atlanta needs.

“We want to do the right thing…” Steve Jobs In an open letter of apology to iPhone customers. The technology road is indeed a bumpy one. The best way to smooth it out is to be customer driven and treat them like you would like to be treated. Now seems to be that Apple was […]

“Two weeks ago, financial services advertisers made up the single largest sector on the web, accounting for 34% of all impressions. The mortgage industry is not an isolated corner of the financial services industry: it’s a big link in a tightly interlinked chain. There is no guarantee that mortgage problems will trigger problems in the […]

“This is a piece of history.” George Hotz