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Quite possibly the most important paragraph in this essay for a product at the customer dev stage (and probably easy to underestimate... it's a very subtle point): "There are two t…

I agree. Facebook's strategy ought to be to lock down and defend their niche in social networking. The signs seem to indicate a greater emphasis on connecting person to person: I p…

Scrolling down this article is like walking through a gallery of how the world of consumer tech evolved since 1997. I think the Microsoft partnership was a masterstroke. It lowered…

That seems to be the consensus....

Fabulous, bold idea, and a win as much for her as well as Alsop Louie and the students of the bay area.

This was the most damning line in the article and points to a genuine breakdown in the ecosystem, or lack thereof: "Actually a more common practice is that VCs would have take one …

Did the smile change in appearance (e.g. look happier) as the slider went up the scale? It seems you have another sweet spot at the $36 mark, despite the smile looking the same as …

Yes I agree, and moreoever a mobile device company with social/search/payment infrastructure built in. The days of ad-subsidized, and democratized mobile devices are upon us!

There was some mention in a statement by Google of Motorola's success with consumer/home devices. Any of you think there's a possibility of Motorola building on Google TV? relevant…