I had an interesting Twitter exchange today with analyst turned social guru Esteban Kolsky. (If you’re not already following him – do so now)  I asked the twitterverse what they felt the possibility of “the browser as the desktop” -thinking about how cloud-based software makes desktop operating systems (at least anything heavy) nearly obsolete. Think [...]

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One of the great things about SaaS or cloud-based software is that all you need is a web browser to be up and running. And for the most part, the web architecture of Sugar means that all end users need is a web browser to access the system. But on site software is still a [...]

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I just came across a great post that really summarizes how AT&T is single-handily torpedoing the iPhone. Apple makes a slew of announcements out of its developer conference this week surrounding the upcoming iPhone 3G S and AT&T turns right around and drops a bombshell by announcing a hefty upgrade fee and lack of support [...]

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I read that Novell is planning, or at least considering, launching its own app store for open source applications. I certainly agree with Novell’s VP of business development, Holger Dyroff, when he compares what’s happening on netbooks to what’s happening on the smartphones. Personally, I think netbooks are a short-term trend that will pass in [...]

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I’m kind of thinking out loud (typing out loud?) here, but a blog post by Sav Rodrigues of at InfoWorld got me thinking. Savio’s post is about the experience factor of the Linux desktop OS: people tend to pay the extra $50 for a Windows Netbook he argues because they simply know what to expect [...]

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I was in touch with a partner today about CRM implementations and the volume and kinds of data that companies new to CRM are forced to handle. All too often, CRM becomes an exercise in managing customer information, as opposed to actual relationships. Businesses become to bogged down the numbers statistics instead of actually putting [...]

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I found today’s news that the Blackberry Curve outsold the iPhone during the first quarter of this year not surprising. Nor do I think it speaks to disparities in functionality between the two, but to the fact that service and flexibility still outweigh touch screens and gadgets. Whether you’re a believer that Blackberries are better [...]

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Just saw that Apple announced on Friday that it has seen more than one billion downloads of applications on the App Store and related areas for Apple iPhone applications. Wow. While the news is staggering – that is a ton of activity around a phone with limited network carriers etc., the real news here is [...]

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I’ve been checking out Blackberry’s new App World over the weekend – and it has some pretty cool stuff. Of course, being second to the party means that there is a ton of cool stuff on Apple’s AppS tore, and Blackberry will be playing catch up for a bit. But already there are a ton [...]

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Not surprising to me, much of the talk both on and off the presentation stage at the Open Source Business Conference yesterday focused on the economy: when and if the rebound is coming, and how open source companies may or may not be poised to benefit the most from the recovery. But it was a [...]

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