On being shy
We have really great technology, it’s A-mazing, unbelievable. What? You DON’T believe us? Prove it? Prove it! Are you nuts, if we did that then the competition would know how amazing it is and they ...
R.I.P.
Death. There’s death all around us. Everywhere you look. Corpses litterer the sidewalks. We worry that they may become blood-sucking zombies; some surely will. TV killed the radio. There was no funeral. No flowers or ...
THE QUARTER IN REVIEW
Some recovery seen, don’t buy a new car just yet GPUs were flat qtr to qtr, all platforms down In the past when life was stable and markets predictable, we had a thing called seasonality. ...
Moving from consumption to create, tablets are growing up
This generation of x86 tablets changes the game Tablets often referred to as “media tablets” saw usage for the most part as content consumption and display devices. They have been used for lightweight content creation ...
When is a PC a PC?
New definitions needed to get back to reality As you know the PC is dead, noble thing that it was, it served us well for many decades. The PC has been replaced by the tablet; ...
Technology wins out over all
Intel, GloFo, and TSMC battle for position as the market moves to mobile Big companies, big smart companies, have the ability to take a body block and keep going. Cash reserves, tons of engineers, and ...
Time to upgrade
Inflation and Moore’s Law favor the consumer and the enterprise When I’m preparing a presentation, I look at relevant historical data. It helps set the stage for my talks and gives the audience a chance ...
Has Moore’s Law gotten away from Intel?
The democratization of Moore’s Law, the revolution led by ARM I think it’s pretty obvious the PC market is transforming from the conventional two form factors we have been using for the past 15 years ...
Jailbreaking a PS4: the best of all worlds
I wonder if you’ll be able to jailbreak a PS4 and run Windows on it? After all, earlier this year, in the US it became illegal to unlock your phone without your carrier’s consent. Or ...
The new highs and lows?
New definitions are needed The first quarter of 2013 has ushered in new levels for the high-end, and what might have been considered the low-end. The high end currently belongs to Nvidia with its 2688 ...
There’s a disconnect in our thinking – I think…
Ever since I can remember, we have been striving to design a machine that will make life easier and help us communicate better. Word processors are better than typewriters. Email is better than physical mail. ...
On magic and tides
In 1998 Steve Jobs was asked, how can you compete in the PC business? What’s your strategy? He smiled and said, “Wait for the next big thing.” Hardly seems like much of a plan, and ...