February 2010
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“At some point in the conversation, Mr. Ballmer said: ‘Just tell me...”
– Mark Lucovsky (Former M$ angineer who went to Google in 2004) describes in sworn statement what happened when Balmer learned he would leave to go to Google.
(M$’s official response: “Mark Lucovsky’s account of our conversation last November is a gross exaggeration of what...
Competition Authorities and Search [Blog Post of...
Posted by Dave Heiner Vice President and Deputy General Counsel
Government competition agencies are increasingly focused on Google’s growing power in search and online advertising. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice and the European Commission have all determined that Google is dominant in certain markets, including search advertising. In late 2008 the DOJ was ...
Top 10 Highest Game Budgets Of All Time
1. Grand Theft Auto IV - $100 million 2. Gran Turismo 5 - $80 million 3. Shenmue - $70 million 4. Too Human - $60+ million 5. Metal Gear Solid 4 - $60 million 6. Halo 3 - $55 million 7. APB - $50 million 8. L.A. Noire - $50 million 9. Final Fantasy XII - $48 million 10. Killzone 2 - $45 million
(Estimated, or believe it if you want)
So, Saturday morning cartoons is a global thing.
“G4: What Saturday morning cartoons did you watch when you grew up?
TJ: I watched a lot of Darkwing Duck, I watched a lot of Tale Spin, I watched a lot of Snorks and Smurfs. I’m a 30-year-old guy, so anything that was popular in the early 80s was pretty much my bag. I love that stuff back then.
Brian: I watched Scooby-Doo, Hong-Kong Phooey, Underdog and Shazam, so I’m...
“We run our company conservatively from a financial point of view because you...”
– Apple CEO Steve Jobs
(about giving some of their $40bn(!) back as dividends, or buying more companies, or creating a game studio.)
“Strategic alliances take an awful lot of work, and there’d have to be a...”
– Apple CEO Steve Jobs
(about Nintendo + iTunes)
“Cash gives us tremendous security and flexibility. When you take risks,...”
– Apple CEO Steve Jobs
(Up in the Air, The Movie.)
“OMG, Windows Live Mesh is DOWN for like an hour!.. This is the worst time in all...”
– Me
“Yeah, that is a great question. The executive team of the company spends a lot...”
– Apple COO (operations officer), Tim Cook (No2 of Apple)
(Some common sense here. Targeted at Google Spreadsheets, Orkut, Wave, Energy, Checkout, Chrome, Foundation, Android, e.t.c.)
Toyota President grilled by Congress Committee.... →
“I hate DoS attacks. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr………”
– Me.
(22 Feb. Turkey.)
WatchThe Terminator is angry at the Republicans: “blatant hypocrisy on the stimulus package”
(The Governator says the worst is over. He is probably the best Republican to run for president.)
WatchI don’t watch 24.
(But I like their data analysts.)
Watch34:57 minutes of absolute misery… Yahoo! CEO interviews(!) a WSJ Interviewer.
(It is actually interesting. But, why? Just why?
Some say Yahoo! has lost it’s vision. They don’t know what their business is. They are right.)
Harrison Ford interviewed by Charlie Rose. (Who... →
The sword vs. gun scene is just … revealing.
WatchReality is augmented.
(Silverlight shows it’s true potential in a Maps App. It is REALLY AMAZING how powerful this thing is. HTML 5 died at birth.)
WatchHans Zimmer talks about how he writes his soundtracks.
(The Dark Night)
Kevin Rose's 10 Tips for Entrepreneurs
1: Just Build It: You don’t need anyone’s approval and in fact, you probably won’t get it, so don’t even try.
2: Iterate: Build, release and iterate. Make a list of the features you want to create over the next six months and get going! For small companies, once a week; for larger companies, maybe twice a month.
3: Hire Your Boss: Make sure you hire people that you would...
