Joining Polaris Ventures Partners
August 2, 2009 – 5:28 pm | Comments

I am excited to announce that, starting Monday, I will be joining Polaris Venture Partners and will work out of the Dog Patch Lab on Pier 38. Over the last few years, I have had …

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Solving MS Outlook Pain with Google Calendar, Chrome Extensions
February 22, 2010 – 6:38 pm | Comments
Solving MS Outlook Pain with Google Calendar, Chrome Extensions

I am very frustrated with Microsoft Outlook – particularly the calendar… which, for every scheduling / meeting exchange, requires one to switch between inbox and calendar. As a calendar fills up, this becomes more and …

Where is the Desktop Widget Innovation?
January 14, 2010 – 2:18 pm | Comments
Where is the Desktop Widget Innovation?

In all the developer attention paid to mobile, Facebook and web-based applications, “desktop widgets” have been the big loser. They were thought to be a major selling point when Microsoft Vista was launching – and …

Facebook Featured in Xbox’s “It’s More Fun Time” Commercials
November 30, 2009 – 2:27 pm | Comments
Facebook Featured in Xbox’s “It’s More Fun Time” Commercials

Microsoft clearly understands that the platform element of Xbox is as much a selling point as its game titles: in just the first week of being live, 10% of Microsoft’s Xbox Live subscribers connected their …

Top Three “Most Wished For” Laptops on Amazon are Mac; But Bestsellers are Windows
November 29, 2009 – 7:29 pm | Comments
Top Three “Most Wished For” Laptops on Amazon are Mac; But Bestsellers are Windows

As Cyber Monday and the holiday season approach, Fortune notes that Macs are the most wished for computers (laptops and desktops) on Amazon. For laptops, the three “most wished for” products are the MacBook ($999), …

Microsoft’s Latest Laptop Hunter, Giampaolo
April 4, 2009 – 4:47 pm | Comments

First Microsoft had Lauren. Now they have Giampaolo, a “technically savvy” twenty-something looking for a computer that fits his $1,500 budget (higher than Lauren’s $1,000 budget).
Because Giampaolo’s budget is higher, he is actually able to …

Feeling Ripped Off? Kodak AND Microsoft Attack
March 30, 2009 – 9:15 pm | Comments

Microsoft made headlines with their “Lauren” commercials (“I’m just not cool enough to be a Mac person”):

Considering the economy, Microsoft hit Apple at a very sore, powerful point: pricing. Critics argued that the machine “Lauren” …

Video Game Consoles Up 26%; iPhone Killing Portable Gaming Devices?
November 13, 2008 – 6:11 pm | Comments
Video Game Consoles Up 26%; iPhone Killing Portable Gaming Devices?

Strong numbers were announced today from The NDP Group that show significant year-over-year growth in video game console purchases: +26% in October ‘08 vs. ‘07 for consoles, software and accessories.
However, portable gaming consoles (like …

Blown Away By Google Chrome: Firefox, Safari and Me (!)
September 2, 2008 – 2:33 pm | Comments

More to come… but I am blown away by Google’s new web browser, Chrome.
It’s lightning fast.
Blows Firefox, IE7, and Safari out of the water. Not even close.
It’s slick.
The UI is clean and there …

Twitter – Experiencing Windows 7 Via Twitter (Rather than Blogs)
May 27, 2008 – 6:45 pm | Comments

Techmeme is filled with major tech sources covering Microsoft’s Windows 7 debut (TechCrunch, D6 Highlights, WebWare, Engadget, and many more).
But the action is also being covered actively (perhaps even more actively) on Twitter. In the …

April Search Data: Google 61.6% of Market, Yahoo Falls to 20.4%
May 20, 2008 – 9:19 pm | Comments

Much of the news today was around Facebook’s 10% month-over-month decline in unique users – but the search query data out of Comscore is equally interesting (and important, particularly in light of the Microsoft-Yahoo deal). …

Iron Man’s Opening Weekend Box Office? $201mm Worldwide
May 5, 2008 – 5:49 pm | Comments

Much of the talk over the weekend was about how Yahoo’s stock would react now that Microsoft’s offer was retracted (down 15% and ~$24)… but it was a magnificent weekend on a different front: Marvel …

Microsoft’s Yahoo Acquisition is No More – Microsoft Withdraws Offer
May 3, 2008 – 5:35 pm | Comments

Microsoft Withdraws Proposal to Acquire Yahoo!
Official Press Release
REDMOND, Wash., May 3 — Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) today announced that it has withdrawn its proposal to acquire Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO).
“We continue to believe that our …