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Competition should be welcome…always.

Now, new generation businesses should welcome competition with open arms. There is no better example of this trend changing, than Apple welcoming Google in the cellphone market, recognizing the power and potential of the Android OS and the Google’s Nexus One phone

Microsoft today is like the old IBM…

At today’s launch of the new Micorsoft Office 2010 in New Delhi, India I was reminded of that scene. All the Microsoft employees were wearing black suits and the event was in a star hotel with elaborate decorations etc. It looked exactly like the scene in the movie – except the sides had changed.

Latest Nokia N8 and Apple iPhone’s lost !

It’s strange that days after Apple claimed that it’s latest iPhone prototype was lost / stolen, Nokia has claimed the same for its new Nokia N8. It’s also strange that Apples lost iPhone found it’s way to a blog site www.gizmodo.com and Nokia’s N8 found it’s way to another site www.mobile-review.com. What are the chances of 2 such prototypes being lost almost around the same time, then being found by almost similar review site

3G and wireless broadband coming to India soon

Finally, the auction of spectrum required to launch 3G services in India is being held. The Governments decision to delay the auction by over a year and half seems to be yielding results. In the seventh day of bidding, the minimum revenue from the spectrum sale has already crossed over $5 billion.

Toyota Recall – Indian car customers taken for many rides

Customers of the new Toyota Fortuner SUV are already screaming hoarse with their brakes losing power when applied at high speeds. Toyota has started replacing brakes of customers who complain but is not officially announcing for a recall. ..

Management Lessons from Bahrain F1 2010

What an exciting race at Bahrain to being the 2010 F1 season. As usual, this Sunday was made waiting for the race to being and then following each and every moment of it. This time, I decided to analyze the race from a management point of view and was surprised how much we can learn from a race.

Software is changing in 2010

Since 1986, when I started using computers, never before have I witnessed so many changes in the software world in a single year, …