I suppose I have been too long in Europe, but the Google Superbowl ad just sucks! The first time I watched it I stopped. Then I read what it was about, and it sucked again… It is a dumb story! I suppose this is due to the fact that I live in Europe and the story is so cliche that it is not even interesting anymore.
But the ad is in fact factually incorrect!
Namely… If this person were indeed traveling to France, and indeed putting in his search requests they would …
Many of you know that while I use Microsoft’s products I am very critical of the management. Especially when news on Windows Mobile 7 come out that makes the Microsoft mobile OS seem like an iPhone.
Later this month, Microsoft will most likely unveil Windows Mobile 7 Windows Phone 7 at the Mobile World Congress. Rumours abound, and the latest set of rumours paint a rather dramatic turnaround for Microsoft’s mobile platform - no more multitasking, application distribution limited to official channels, and a whole lot more.
What I truly wonder is …
I am going to post Patrick’s comment in its entirety, because it is very insightful:
What’s your long-term on gold? As the half-life between bubbles gets smaller, we approach a 1987 moment most likely where not just extreme volume ratios but infrastructure drop the market. Remember in 2008 it was metals in Feb/March, Grains in April/May, Energy in June/July and then finally a “bubble” in dollars as everything finally couldn’t hack it anymore and unwound. Maybe we’re approaching something similar but bigger… might want some allocated gold receipts to fall back …
I read the story on how everybody is nervous on the Euro. What I find completely hilarious about all of this is that for every cent the Euro looses strength it is about 0.50 to 2 cents earnings from many of the big global corporations in the US. Here is my list, Starbucks, Visa, Mc Donalds and so on…
But what was more telling is are the following comments:
It appears that the Europeans are waking up to the reality that our American politians are still not accepting. We better start …
As I have been saying before people are selling the Euro because of the worries regarding Greece. Folks, here is the interesting thing, most people in Euro land are not that concerned, whereas people outside of Euro land are.
Does that not seem odd to you? Should you not be asking why nobody in Euro land is concerned? Are the Euro land people that dumb? Notice how somebody appears to be concerned?
The Swiss Franc fell sharply against Euro and the Dollar very quickly. Such a moved could be motivated by an …
Adobe is crying that Apple is not supporting Flash on the iPad. Apple, I want to thank you that you are not supporting it. Sure I miss on certain applications, but thus far it has not hampered my browsing experience.
By Rochelle Garner Jan. 28 (Bloomberg) — Adobe Systems Inc., maker of the Flash video software, said Apple Inc. isn’t supporting Flash on its iPhone and the new iPad, making it difficult for Apple’s …
