Microsoft Has a Whole New Kind of Computer Chip—and It’ll Change Everything

Oct 1, 2016 | Radio Show

Microsoft Has a Whole New Kind of Computer Chip—and It’ll Change Everything It was December 2012, and Doug Burger was standing in front of Steve Ballmer, trying to predict the future. Ballmer, the big, bald, boisterous CEO of Microsoft, sat in the lecture room...

9 Reasons Why iPhone Is Still Better Than Android

May 28, 2016 | Radio Show

9 Reasons Why iPhone Is Still Better Than Android In 2007, then-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer laughed at the launch of the iPhone. It’s far too expensive, he said. Microsoft’s phones are so much better, he said. Ho. Ho. Ho. Do you know anyone who has a Microsoft phone...

Is the PC Dead — Again?

May 10, 2013 | Microsoft

Is the PC Dead — Again? Mark Twain is reported to have said that “The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” Now-a-days it seems to be Steve Balmer of Microsoft fame. No, I’m not talking about his actual death, but the death of their leading product and...

The 10 Stupidest Things Ever Said by Tech’s Smartest People

May 3, 2013 | Humor

The 10 Stupidest Things Ever Said by Tech’s Smartest People Technology can be a finicky monster, seemingly going one way before ultimately going another. And attempting to predict its course with certainty can pretty set you up to look like a fool, many years...

Microsoft Finally Breaking Away From Intel

Sep 15, 2011 | Microsoft

Microsoft Finally Breaking Away From Intel Microsoft and Intel have been so inter-twined for decades that there’s been a special name for them: WinTel.  The “WinTel Monopoly” has required you to run Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office and the rest of their core...