by Media Something | Sep 5, 2013 | Blog, Insights, Software
With the announced acquisition of Nokia’s mobile devices unit for $7.2 billion, Microsoft is positively plowing its way to becoming the devices and services company it feels it must become in order to survive. But as it stands right now, there seems to be very... 
by Media Something | Aug 1, 2013 | Blog, Social Media
Facebook increasingly plays copycat to Twitter and other Silicon Valley upstarts when it comes to innovation, but with over 1.1 billion active users, Facebook can afford to be a fast follower. Indeed, the right strategy may well be to simply copy or acquire... 
by Media Something | Mar 6, 2013 | Blog, Software
Microsoft is to learn the hard way that “a deal is a deal,” at least in the eyes of the European Union, by being forced to swallow a massive fine for breaching earlier promises made with the 27-nation bloc. The software giant has been fined 561 million... 
by Media Something | Mar 3, 2013 | Blog, Software
For decades, Microsoft Windows was the computer platform of choice — not just for the overhwelming majority of computer users, but also for a growing legion of malware creators. As the dominant computing platform, it offered the fattest, most lucrative target, and...