Why is our first reaction to reach for the lawyers? If you haven’t heard, the Apple / Google wars heat up.  Both of these companies are poised to become huge players in the emerging “super phone” market.  Which means that billions, if not trillions, of dollars are at stake.  This is why Apple’s lobbing of legal grenades is so important.  With filings targeted at Google’s phones (specifically the HTC models), Apple is saying they won’t take iPhone encroachment lightly. This isn’t new. Apple and Microsoft used to be at war.  ...

Permission marketing is what is driving the success of the internet.  At least that’s what I believe.  For instance, I think that it’s an honor you are reading this post.  I don’t think I have the right to cram things down your throat.  And I believe it literally costs you something to pay attention to what I am writing (or else why do we say pay attention?) I don’t have a right to any of that, I need to seek your permission (verbally or otherwise) to earn the privilege of ...

Even in the days of instant email, instant videos and instant oatmeal, some things are just too slow. this weekend I ordered a new mouse for my computer.  My old mouse, which I have owned for more than a decade, finally died.  So after much deliberation I finally settled on a Logitech G500.  I had considered a more expensive Logitech mouse, but decided it wasn’t worth the $30 or $40 difference. Well Amazon “knew” I was looking at mice and today sent me an email announcing a sale for ...