Watch Out Monkey Boy!

HP is so mad about the problems that Vista has caused them with their customers that they filed a lawsuit against Microsoft. HP's CEO, Mark Hurd, emailed Steve Ballmer to complain about HP's "call lines being overrun," with customers struggling to upgrade to Vista. "I'm sure you're aware of this."

How bad are things internally at Microsoft? Nearly everyone who left a fingerprint on Vista is now gone from the company. Likewise, HP is considering building its own operating system.

For Microsoft's sake, Windows 7 needs to be rock solid. I am not holding my breath.

Boo Boo Update

Is may be my Boo Boo masterpiece. In his photo he look just like Yogi! It is kind of spooky.

Not yet four months old, Boo Boo is now 5.5 pounds. He is going to be huge :-)

Dell Customer Service

As they say, a picture is worth 1000 words. This photo demonstrates the difference in Apple and Dell when it comes to customer service.

Dell actually posted a larger than expected profit this quarter. How did they do it? Other than shutting factories, customer service cutbacks.

Zune Success Plan

Microsoft has released the third-generation Zune. Who knew? They also lowered the price. But alas, people are still not buying the Zune. Perhaps Microsoft should adopt the same strategy that they use to entice people to use their search engine - pay people to use it.

Microsoft Now Offers Free Protection

You have to love the irony of this one. Microsoft's inability to create a secure operating system has spawned an entire industry of security software. Rather than include security software, for the security problems that they created, as part of their operating system, they have been willing to sell it at an additional cost for several years.

Today Microsoft announced that beginning with Windows 7, their OneCare product will be free. In typical Microsoft fashion, they will not make this easy for the consumer. Rather than bundling this security product as part of Windows 7, it is a separate download. Are you kidding me?

Jerry Yang Resigns - Finally

Jerry Yang stepped down as CEO of Yahoo today. It's about time! Yang turned down Microsoft's offer to buy the company for more than 44.6 billion ($33 a share) because he said that the company was worth more. The Microsoft offer represented a 62 percent premium over it's market value at the time. So, how has Yahoo done under Yang's leadership since then? Today Yahoo is valued at a whopping $12 a share. Way to go Jerry.

How did the market react to Yang's resignation? The market cap increased $2 billion today. That pretty much says it all.

Steve Ballmer Insults Android - Again

Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's CEO, is either a genius or maniacal. Yesterday at the Telstra conference in Australia he said the following about Google's Android Platform "They can hire smart guys, hire a lot of people, blah dee blah dee blah, but you know they start out way behind in a certain sense."

In my opinion, Android will be a major player in this space and much more successful in the long run than WinOS. Remember, Mr. Ballmer called the iPhone a fad. What does that tell you about his judgement?