Michael Gartenberg Quotes (33 Quotes)

Browsing is a secondary feature that is very important on today's modern devices, but no one wants to spend the time and effort to reinvent the browsing experience when there are already great solutions on the market, ... Nokia is using a best-of-breed browser without the expense of having to build it all themselves.

The problem was that the devices weren't very good, the screens were terrible, the prices were too high and there was a terrible selection of content.

This blitz is a reminder of the fact that while enterprises are extremely important to the company, HP has not lost the focus on things that it excels at. The consumer market can be very lucrative as consumers move beyond using their PCs just for e-mail and word processing.

Looks like a good solid name for Nintendo.

No doubt, I'm sure, the senior executives at Microsoft were pretty upset (with the latest Vista delay). Steven has a track record of shipping products (and he can) potentially take the reins and get the thing out the door and fix whatever process problems there are.

Microsoft withstood an awful lot. First it was the Web, Internet applications and Netscape, then cell phones and Linux, and now it's Web 2.0. We've come full circle. Microsoft has already proven they can weather the storm, so you have to assume they're going to play in this game.

It goes way back to when Borland had a program called sidekick for the PC. It made sense at a time when (one could) only run one program.

The pricing model seems to be somewhat questionable here. People will ask why they need to spend that much money for a box.

When Steve Jobs says, 'One More Thing,' a catchphrase almost as familiar as the turtleneck and jeans, that's usually when the other shoe drops, when the bombshell hits. People are parsing the invitation the same way they're searching 'Lost' for new meanings and nuance.

Enterprises must understand that TCO (total cost of ownership) reduction is not a justification for a Windows 2000 desktop migration. Because of the high cost of migration, enterprises can actually lose money before they touch the first system.

The browser has taken on the status of mission critical. You're not going to see many enterprises adopt this (Mozilla) when there is such a sense of gravity around IE,

Importantly, they've done it in a way that seems to be fairly understandable to consumers, who don't need an IT department at home to make this stuff work.

There's no doubt that Microsoft has the potential to become a major force in the mobile space.

When it comes to consumer electronics, the longer you wait, it's always going to be smaller, faster, cheaper.

The first steps will be to reorganize what they need in terms of head count, and the second is to reinvigorate and revitalize the product lines.

More importantly, they've done it in a way that seems to be fairly understandable by consumers so you don't have to have a whole IT department in your house to make this stuff work.

People typically buy according to need. If you're buying one of these PowerPC machines, it's not like it is obsolete. If you bought a Power Mac today, it probably won't be obsolete for the lifetime of that machine. By the time that machine reaches the end of its usefulness, you'll be ready to move onto something else.

There are some real competitive issues going on, and (Microsoft) needs to respond, not just with products and offerings for consumers but also (with) compelling products and APIs for developers, ... There's a recognition that people are embracing the Web as a platform, and they (Microsoft) want to be there as well.

Video was certainly the buzzword. There seems to be more and more interest in the video space in 2006 as well as more and more growth in the music space, with lots of people conspiring on how they can wring market share from Apple.

This is not such a watershed moment for Microsoft, but another step in a process that's been years in the making to get the right devices and the right partnerships out there and demonstrate to the market that this is a viable platform for these types of large scale projects. Typically what you do see in situations like this is that success breeds success.

You need to test your equipment and make sure you're ready to jump. You jump only after you've made an informed decision.

For the short term they're already on target with a good relationship. Apple's already reaped a lot of benefits.

There are enough compatible applications at launch so that Windows 2000 will not suffer as a result. With BackOffice, there is plenty of time to resolve issues, particularly with Active Directory design.

When consumers look at this whole situation and the way things are fragmented, they may very well decide they are going to wait until the there is more of a shakeout or a clear standard.

It will be interesting to see a couple of years down the road if we'll hear people grumbling that maybe all videos should be sold the same, maybe we're giving it too cheap.

This is significant because people have been waiting for 802.11n for quite some time. There are limitations in the existing standard that create problems for vendors who are trying to build network solutions in the home to handle things like video or music.

It represents a big win for Apple and the Mac platform. But Apple doesn't represent a threat to AOL's business. Apple isn't a media company it's not in online services. It's not the same threat as when Microsoft wanted interoperability.

Keeping it persistently available is a pretty big deal. I can position things so I can be working on my e-mail or word processing and still have the information available.

It solves a lot of potential hold-ups for Macintosh adoption. Mainstream users who are looking to buy a computer are going to take a second look at Mac.

With Mozilla, its core essence has been this notion about doing things for free. So in that case, it is a little different because it somewhat changes the DNA the organization was built upon, and it comes back to the recognition that being paid for services is not necessarily a bad thing.

This indicates Microsoft's long-term commitment to this (field). Certainly they're not content with their position in the marketplace.

I don't think Microsoft plans on ceding this market to Apple or anyone else at this point in time. What that means in terms of tactical solutions, it's too early to tell. They're probably considering any number of different options.

How seamless does that mechanism need to be under this law The devil here is in the detail. It's quite possible that Apple says they're in compliance with this law. No one is locked into Apple's music format.