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It Was a Matter of Time: The Windows 7 FUD Machine Cranks Up

If you didn't catch the Windows 7 kernel debate between OSNews' Thom Holwerda and InfoWorld's Randall Kennedy, I highly recommend it. Basically, via a series of back-and-forth emails, the two agreed to debate Kennedy's claim that because...

Published Thu, Dec 12 2008 8:02 AM by Brad Moczik

Filed under: Microsoft, Vista, windows 7

Advice to Cloud Vendors

When cloud computing started emerging as a viable IT strategy, the press was overwhelmingly positive, if not even a little threatening in the predictions that the model would transform IT. Then, like most things that follow a hype cycle, naysayers like...

Published Mon, Dec 12 2008 9:07 AM by Brad Moczik

Filed under: Microsoft, Google, cloud computing, security

Microsoft Poised to Win in the Cloud

Apparently a 30,000-seat deal with Coca-Cola and 20 new data centers worth around $1 billion apiece aren't enough to convince Bill Snyder that Microsoft will win the cloud. In his article Why Microsoft won't dominate the cloud , Snyder argues...

Published Mon, Dec 12 2008 7:56 AM by Brad Moczik

Filed under: Microsoft, Google, Windows Azure, cloud computing

Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope everyone has safe travels and a wonderful time with family and friends this Thanksgiving! Between Black Friday shopping (which I avoid at all costs) and great football action, there's plenty of ways to enjoy the long weekend. But if football's...

Published Thu, Nov 11 2008 12:46 PM by Brad Moczik

Windows 7: Easy vs. Simple

Paul Thurrott wrote a great article basically comparing the user experience--and development mentality behind it--between Microsoft, Google and Apple software. It's a long read, but I strongly recommend checking it out. Good stuff.

Published Tue, Nov 11 2008 1:34 PM by Brad Moczik

Filed under: windows 7, windows7

Apple vs. Virtualization

The other day I came across an article by Brad Sams (who, for clarity's sake, I will refer to as Brad S.) at Neowin listing the six reasons that Apple's OS X will not go mainstream . No, it's not an Apple-bashing article from an MS fanboy...

Published Mon, Nov 11 2008 12:38 PM by Brad Moczik

Filed under: Apple, Steve Jobs, Microsoft, Vista, VDI, Windows, OS X, Virtualization

A Weekend with Chrome

So, I got to play with Chrome this weekend. I was going to post my experience as a comment to Josh's article , but I thought I would do a separate post so others could post their experiences in the comments. Before I had even installed Chrome, my...

Published Tue, Sep 09 2008 8:43 AM by Brad Moczik

As the Cloud Rolls In

Based on the Hype Cycle chart they recently published (thank you virtualization.info for pointing this out), the oracles at Gartner are predicting that cloud computing will be mainstream in 2-to-5 years. Did anyone else sort of have an "uhh, thanks...

Published Thu, Aug 08 2008 9:07 AM by Brad Moczik

It's Not About Being Cool

I was going to call this post "Microsoft Should've Hired Steve Carell", but according to the Crave blog on CNET, a clever someone named "Dirk VanNerden" (nice handle) got the idea down on pixels before I could. Heck, he even suggested...

Published Tue, Aug 08 2008 1:12 AM by Brad Moczik

Microsoft Licensing Changes: Greedy and Monopolistic?

Much already has been written about the changes Microsoft announced to its licensing and support policies for virtualized application workloads. In case you missed it, Gartner has a pretty brief synopsis to get you up to speed. If you'd like a more...

Published Sat, Aug 08 2008 2:33 PM by Brad Moczik

Apple Fans Get a Taste of Corporate Realities

You’ve probably noticed, but in case you haven’t: there’s been a string of negative press regarding Apple these days. Of course, reporting anything negative about Apple is always risky as you’re bound to incite the Apple faithful...

Published Sat, Aug 08 2008 9:22 AM by Brad Moczik

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