Friday, January 06, 2006

Marc Canter: "Who wouldnt want John Perry Barlow as a father-in-law?" 

After reading all the comments on Google's announcements today, Michael Gartenberg asked the question that was most on my mind. Where's the value for us? Why should we care about this, as Google goes after Apple and Microsoft. In what way do we need another Microsoft or Apple? Google started by providing something of real value to Internet users. Every time they move they become more like everything that came before. Who's going to revinvent search? Clearly not Google. 

What a rumor. Steve Ballmer steps aside, former US President Bill Clinton becomes the new CEO of Microsoft. 

David Berlind on last night's meek-geek-greet-and-eat. 

Computerworld reports on Intel laptops that have 11-hour batteries. 

2006 predictions: "Google will learn to live with DRM."