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Email will Be Mostly Mobile 29 Apr 2013 | 08:40 pm
When the Blackberry first came out, it was quickly dubbed the “crackberry” because mobile email access was so addictive. Now with ubiquitous smart phones, we’re all email addicts to some extent. So i...
Why Spectrum Auctions are a Bad Idea 12 Mar 2013 | 07:45 pm
Unless you’re still on a flip phone, it’s hard to miss the demand for mobile wireless bandwidth. The FCC is under intense pressure to make more spectrum (frequencies) available for data services, repu...
This is Not Your Father’s Software Industry 17 Feb 2013 | 02:20 am
The software industry has seen major changes in the past 10 years, as the business of software has gotten increasingly efficient and friction-free. Expensive software stacks, primitive tools, million...
Game Consoles: The Last Remaining Walled Garden 16 Feb 2013 | 01:36 am
The reddit user kmesithax wrote a brilliant comment yesterday about the realities of game console development, describing the tools and costs: Well, no, there is no OpenGL or any graphics API for that...
Gorilla Anti-Trust Posturing 8 Feb 2013 | 08:02 pm
As the big four (Google, Apple, Amazon, and Facebook) continue to wield disproportionate influence over the digital ecosystem, these gorillas are having to worry a lot more about anti-trust issues. N...
IP-Delivered TV: Are We There Yet? 5 Feb 2013 | 03:46 am
I’ve started watching Netflix’s new original show, House of Cards. I’m only ~2 episodes in; it’s rough in some places, but I like it. It definitely has a unique feel and visual style. More deeply, ...
Why You Can’t Find Any Mobile Developers 2 Feb 2013 | 08:41 pm
In case you haven’t noticed, it’s impossible to find mobile developers. People ask me all the time if I “know anyone”, and I’ve all but given up helping with referrals. The reason is “self-publishing”...
Letter to Carmen Ortiz about Aaron Swartz 31 Jan 2013 | 01:04 am
Stepping off my usual entrepreneurship topics, here’s a letter I sent to Carmen Ortiz, Stephen Heymann, and Scott Garland (the prosecutors in the Aaron Swartz case) earlier this week. I’m expecting pr...
Patents and Software Startups 17 Jan 2013 | 12:45 am
Occasionally, I hear from a software entrepreneur with a “patented” or “patent pending” idea. Many people view patents in a almost glamorous way: ”Get a patent, and you can control your idea“. I’ve...
Built-in QR/Barcode Scanning? 8 Jan 2013 | 12:04 am
I wish Apple (and Android) would build QR code/barcode scanning into all phones, either in the camera app or as a dedicated scanning app. QR codes are so helpful for connecting the physical and digita...
