Google v. Facebook? What We Learn from Twitter.
Last week I wrote a post in which I opined a bit about Facebook search. In it I wrote: Facebook is way more than its newsfeed, and its search play is key to proving that value, and extending it….No doubt building Facebook search today is akin to building Google ten years ago – bigger, most likely, in terms of data, algorithmic, and platform challenges. If only I had waited a few days, I could have pointed to Fred’s piece in Wired, out this week. He profiles the ongoing feud...
Read MoreMicrosoft Office in the Crosshairs
September has been a tough month for Microsoft. The rough patch began when the software giant’s proposal for making its Open XML file format a new global standard was soundly rejected in the first round of voting at ISO, the International Organization for Standardization. Then the European Union’s Court of First Instance issued a stern rebuke of the company’s competitive practices even as it affirmed a European Community antitrust fine in excess of $487 million. Read the...
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