Will removing the organizational silos fix Microsoft?Ballmer and Co's restructuring is all about removing the silos that stifled innovation and cross-product working groups. But will removing them let them build better products?July 16, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Microsoft
Dare Apple move the cheese with iOS 7?Innovation is hard, especially with an established product and a satisfied customer base. Can Apple do anything radical with iOS 7? Do they even need to?June 12, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Smartphones
What does Microsoft's "devices and services" mantra actually mean?You've heard it a million times by now -- it's devices and services all the way in Redmond. But have you thought about what that means?December 5, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Microsoft
Microsoft has a killer advantage against Android on the desktopMight Android PCs simply be too much hassle to make work?January 8, 2014 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in PCs
Project Ara and Phonebloks are destined for the modular trashcanModular smartphones seem like a good ideas, but they have a number of significant problems.October 31, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Smartphones
Like the Tin Man in the Wizard of Oz, Surface is lacking heartProduct development in the post-PC age is not an issue of specification sheets and balancing costs. Products need to involve the owners and make them feel joy...December 10, 2012 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Tablets
Here's why PCs and post-PC devices are different things (and why they need to stay that way)It's an argument that goes round and round. "Tablets and PCs are the same!" They're really not...July 29, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Tablets
Now all Windows developers have been thrown under the busMicrosoft's latest boneheaded move is to prevent developers having early access to Windows 8.1 and Windows 8.1 RT...August 27, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Windows
There's nothing wrong with Google blocking Microsoft's YouTube appIt's Google's toy -- they get to choose whether to stop playing with Microsoft and run home to mommy. That's business, people...!August 17, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Smartphones
Personal digital archiving -- we need to fix the scale problemWe're living more of our lives in the digital realm. Makes sense to keep an archive of all that text, videographic, and photographic data. But there are some problem around scale...July 8, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Storage