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Apple Surpasses BlackBerry and Microsoft to Become No. 2 Smartphone Provider - Digital Journal: Your News Network

Who's Number 1?  That's the question I asked myself after seeing the headline which put Apple in second place.  Once I saw the leader, I wasn't surprised, but it took me a bit to remember.  Nice work for Apple to put themselves in at Number 2 after such a short time!

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Apple Surpasses BlackBerry and Microsoft to Become No. 2 Smartphone Provider - Digital Journal: Your News Network

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Oinky

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Oinky is coming!

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My pretty, shiny, pretty, shiny, shiny... Preciousss

 

So, it wasn't all that, but I did enjoy my first day or so and now use it almost exclusively.

After reading the comic book introduction for Chrome, I couldn't wait to give it a try and thus far, I am not disappointed! For what I use it for, it is far superior to both Mozilla and IE, not only in stability, but speed as well. My sites load quickly, when I have problem, I can close the misbehaving tab without losing any other browser windows.

However, when I had my family try it, their experience was not as good as mine. While not bad, their games, didn't move as quickly or as fluidly as IE. Their web usage is completely different than mine is, so I expected the results to be different, but hoped their experience would be better than it was.

I love it and wholeheartedly recommend Chrome for a trial, because if your Internet usage is similar to mine, you will be in browser heaven!

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Better to be smart or lucky?

Most "luck" is self created and Microsoft is no exception, you don't get to be Microsoft by luck alone!  This is not to say that other companies’ poor business decisions or lack of vision for the market did not benefit Microsoft.  It definitely did, but you still have to know what you are doing in order to capitalize on these moments.  While I am not always a fan of Microsoft products and scratch my head on some of their product/program decisions, they are right more often than not over the years and have put themselves in a position to dominate the market with or without luck.

Microsoft's 10 Luckiest Moments

Grow Microsoft Grow

While space may be scarce and growth cuts into profits, continuing to hire excellent people will never totally stop.  Especially at a company as dependent on its people resources such as Microsoft!  Of course, as someone who works to locate the best of the best, I have a vested interest in continued hiring, but companies that want to keep growing and innovating will hire the best people available.

Hiring levels still high, but slowing at Microsoft

Partner by the Dashboard Light

Microsoft Partner Dashboard

Having had the privilege to work with some of the people responsible for the new dashboard, I know how much effort and work went into this product. It will be a great boost for MSFT partners and will help internally as well.

LinkedIn or Zoominfo?

I follow this space with great interest as my business is dependent on my network and the quality of the contacts within that network.  I will definitely check out Xing to see if they can help me with my connections.  So far, I have not seen another product that can compare with LinkedIn.  LinkedIn is constantly improving current features and adding new and useful features and is responsible for almost 50% of my new business connections!  Zoominfo, while a nice tool, has not had the same impact on my ability to connect with quality people.

Rivals look to rein in LinkedIn

Pac It In

Microsoft updates Pac-Man for Xbox 360

I can remember when this came out, I will definitely download today when I get home.  My kids are going to have some competition for the 360 console!

Micro Hard or Soft?

While it does make sense to have the hardware for early stage development (keeps the product confidential and the company ahead of the competition), I would think MSFT does not want to dilute its core competency anymore than it already has.

Software Notebook: Is Microsoft turning into a hardware company?

What's the Tech look like?

Dice does a nice job of forecasting the tech outlook for various regions around the country.  I see the growth continuing with all of the major players adding personnel.  The problem is that in this candidate short market how do they find qualified people.   Greythorn's ability to think locally and recruit globally is helping us in this tight tech market.

Seattle Tech Outlook