October 2009

  • A word to the whys

    Craig Burton in Open Letter to Steve Ballmer:   Well F*&% me. Dude, after all of these years, you are still micro managing the Windows release!   Now I know why Microsoft is now been relegated to insignificance in the identity market.   The reason is simple. Internal policy, managed by you, prohibits product mangers… Continue reading

  • Metaphorging

    Interesting volley between Cliff Gerrish (also @cgerrish) and myself, centered on the topic of silos vs. pipes, beginning with my post Values and Valuation, then continuing in Cliff’s The Silo & The Pipe: Doc Searls gets Venezuelan, and in the comments below that post. While I don’t wish to abandon the silo metaphor (or any… Continue reading