By now most of you I am sure must have read long-winded stories on AOL Time Warner’s Netscape division suing Microsoft Corp. You might have read by now the AOL side of the story, and Microsoft side of the story. Legal issues aside, I just want to bring up one little aspect which is sometimes overlooked when it comes to Microsoft bashing � it wins because it has stupid enemies.
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With Valentine’s Day less than a month away, I ended up in a meta-physical discussion with some folks yesterday about the fact that if you can find real love on the Internet. Sitting in the lounge of the old W hotel, as we sipped Oban, wine, diet coke, martini’s and other potions of intoxication, we all wondered if it was possible to meet someone on the internet, fall in love, get married and happily ever after. Many argued (mostly ladies) it is quite possible. I for one (with support from another person) argued, no it is not possible.
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If one thing is to be said for 2001, it is not a year to remember. As the clock inches toward 2002, we face possibility of war in South Asia, terrorism has reared its ugly head in way that 3500 souls are tormented, and the much vaunted technology boom is finally over.
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Like millions of Americans who are in need of high-speed Internet connections, I have been stuck in narrowband hell. Dial-up connections, despite improved technology, are as slow and unreliable as
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Vivek �real-time² Ranadive could just be the Peter Drucker of the 21st century. While Mr. Drucker and later Tom Peters’ management principles helped reform the global business landscape, Mr. Ranadive is preaching a new technology mantra – real-time computing – that promises to revolutionize the way global giants conduct commerce.
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