Archive for February, 2004

How to be a billionaire without any real cash?

Om Malik, Sunday, February 29, 2004 at 10:02 PM PT Comments (3)

Somebody really needs to call Forbes on this: how can two guys who are co-founders of a privately held company which at best had $900 million in sales last year be worth a billion each. You know the Google twins, Sergey and Larry. The magazine’s latest list puts the duo at #552 in the list.
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Creative Zen reviewed

Om Malik, Sunday, February 29, 2004 at 10:02 AM PT Comments (0)

IT Manager’s Journal has a review of the new Creative Zen Nomad MP3 player. “I also take some pleasure in the fact that when I no longer want to use the Nomad, I can likely rip the drive out of it and use it in a standard PC or laptop. In my dream world, someone [...]

Digital Devices boosting demand for batteries

Om Malik, Sunday, February 29, 2004 at 10:02 AM PT Comments (0)

Digital devices like MP3 players and cellphones are proving to be a big bonanza for maker of batteries according to The Baltimore Sun.
Americans are spending more than ever on more types of batteries to power everything from watches to hybrid cars - and there’s no end in sight. The average U.S. household uses 28 battery-powered [...]

MMS Pricing and Camera Phones

Om Malik, Sunday, February 29, 2004 at 9:02 AM PT Comments (0)

Techdirt Wireless argues that by charging so much to send a photo, the wireless carriers are actively discouraging people from actually using the camera part of the camera phone. This only gets worse if they don’t allow people to store images.

3G Services: What consumers want?

Om Malik, Sunday, February 29, 2004 at 9:02 AM PT Comments (1)

Now that 3G handsets and services are slowly making their way into the marketplace, the question which is on the minds of all CEOs concerned is: what will be that killer application consumer will pay for? Sure photos and streaming video are two options, but what next? Many believe that there will be a lot [...]

Return of the Salesman

Om Malik, Sunday, February 29, 2004 at 9:02 AM PT Comments (0)

John Chambers, the quintessential salesman is back in the limelight, selling his version of networking future, this time in San Francisco Chronicle. Talking about the lack of broadband infrastructure, Chambers says, “The second is broadband build-out. This is the infrastructure of the future, and we’re the only G-8 country that doesn’t have a broadband policy. [...]

How much is Paul Allen worth?

Om Malik, Sunday, February 29, 2004 at 9:02 AM PT Comments (1)

The fashion makeover not withstanding, it is hard to figure out the secretive Paul Allen and his unraveling empire. His wired world strategy was supposed to be a slam dunk, but it has not turned out that way. Forbes thinks he is worth about $21 billion. The question is how? He has lost money in [...]

Outsourcing… is it just a headline?

Om Malik, Saturday, February 28, 2004 at 1:02 PM PT Comments (6)

Over past few weeks, it has become clearer and clearer, that outsourcing/off-shoring is the new third rail of American politics. Lou Dobbs, Bob Herbert, a columnist for The New York Times, has decided to add his two cents on the whole outsourcing debate. (Education is not Protection. ) or comments of presidential hopeful (well lets [...]

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