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Advice for Microsoft

Joe Wilcox [http://www.microsoftmonitor.com/archives/010960.html] has an excellent piece of advice for Microsoft: “Stop following Google! When Microsoft obsesses, it makes reactionary decisions and releases reactionary products that mimic its competitor. That’s not how Microsoft can succeed here.” It makes me wonder, what if Microsoft…

Google Calendar

Speculation time! Google Calendar [http://calendar.google.com/] (GCalendar [http://www.gcalendar.com]?) may be coming soon! And maybe a little later Sun and Google might release joint venture plans for a web-based Office application (AJaX based?). Well, maybe!…

Web 2.0 Redefined

Some might call it the second coming of the dotcom gold rush (how else can you explain spending $2.6 billion to buy a yet-to-profit company [https://www.nilkanth.com/archives/2005/09/13/more-acquisitions/]). With the Web 2.0 Conference [http://www.web2con.com] already sold out, one wonder’…

Finland most competitive economy

Finland remains the most competitive economy [http://inhome.rediff.com/money/2005/sep/28wef.htm] in the world according to the World Economic Forum’s study. USA is ranked 2nd, Australia is 10th and India is at the 50th spot (moving 5 places up from last year’s stats).…

Get Ready for GoogleNet

This was coming. It had to. This is huge! What if Google wanted to give (free) Wi-Fi access to everyone in America? GoogleNet is coming! Get Ready for GoogleNet [http://gigaom.com/2005/08/14/get-ready-for-googlenet/] [via Om Malik]…

The extraordinary story of Amul

“Every day Amul [http://www.amul.com/index1.html] collects 447,000 litres of milk from 2.12 million farmers (many illiterate), converts the milk into branded, packaged products, and delivers goods worth Rs 6 crore (Rs 60 million) to over 500,000 retail outlets across the country. Its supply…