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Well done #Microsoft! $26B for #LinkedIn is a much better deal than Facebook’s defensive $19B deal for Whatsapp.
#Fadell is finally out. Microsoft next? Yet another failed project at #Google under #Page. Haven’t seen any bad deals by #Pinchai yet.
#Java is on 8th major version after 21 years. #Swift is trying to have major release each year. That’s how fast #Apple is pushing ahead.
#Apple is pushing ahead with #Swift, releasing preview 3.0 ahead of #WWDC. Starting a trend on updating programming language each year?
Don’t write off #Oracle just yet. They’re as persistent as ever and have a good record on getting what they want. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36394558
India is next on the list for #Apple after China, then Africa. 🙂
#Google can keep trying to do messaging apps, but will not win. Gtalk, Hangout, whatever. 1/5 of the world can’t use or sent messages to.
50 most influential gadgets of all time. I want to know about top 50 future gadgets. 🙂 http://ti.me/1W4cmWs via @Techland
#iPhone and all #smartphones have peaked, but how many companies can pull off a hardware subscription service like Apple’s Upgrade Program?
#Apple’s worst result was losing over a billion a year in the 90s. Today, announcing a profit well above 10 billion a quarter is failure.
There are many reasons why #Woz isn’t at #Apple now and no one there wants him back. 50% corporate tax? He obviously has no business sense!
#Intel cutting 12,000 jobs, about 11% of its current workforce. When will they buy #ARM, #MediaTek or #Qualcomm? http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-04-19/intel-cuts-12-000-jobs-forecast-misses-as-pc-blight-takes-toll