| Today's Top 3 Stories | | #1 | Beleaguered Microsoft Posts Record Revenue For Q2 2014 | | | Microsoft posted its financial results for the second quarter of its 2014 financial year. Revenue was up 14 percent to $24.5 billion, operating income was up 2.5 percent to $8.0 billion, and earnings per share was up four percent to $0.79. All comparisons are with the same quarter of the 2013 financial year. (ArsTechnica)
Why This Is Important: Microsoft now lives in a tablet dominated world where its famous software is only a minor player. The challenge facing the company is immense.
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| | #2 | To Save Net Neutrality, Start Talking About Free Markets
| | | Net neutrality needs a better name. That was the conclusion this week of my colleague Caroline Winter. It's an important issue with potentially far-reaching consequences and terrible branding. She spoke to a branding expert who recommended "Internet equality." (BusinessWeek)
Why This Is Important: An open Internet is key to its continued success. The minute and ISP is paid to show its consumers something specific the web will enter a new world more akin to cable television.
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| | #3 | Apple Execs Reflect On The Macintosh At 30
| | | In an interview with CNET, Apple executives Bud Tribble, Craig Federighi and Phil Schiller share their thoughts about the impact of the Macintosh as it turns 30 today. This interview is part of CNET's special report on the 30th anniversary of the Macintosh, looking at the beginnings of Apple's landmark machine and its impact over the last three decades. (CNET)
Why This Is Important: The Macintosh only changed everything to do with computing.
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"It is now 1984. It appears IBM wants it all. Apple is perceived to be the only hope to offer IBM a run for its money. Dealers, originally welcoming IBM with open arms, now fear an IBM dominated and controlled future. They are increasingly turning back to Apple as the only force that can ensure their future freedom! IBM is aiming its guns to the last obstacle to industry control—Apple. Will Big Blue dominate the entire computer industry? The entire information age? Was George Orwell right?" - Apple CEO Steve Jobs introducing the Macintosh on Jan. 24, 1984.
| | | Blog Post of The Day | In the Trenches With Macintosh for 30 Years
By Joel Santo Domingo
In early 1984, the IBM PC 5150 and its successor the IBM PC/XT were the workhorses of the business PC industry. The Apple IIe and the Commodore 64 were the power home PCs, and the TI-99/4 and TRS-80 Model 4 were declining, but still relevant. In this environment, I came of age, at least technologically. More » |
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