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How Google Stadia let Xbox win

How Google Stadia let Xbox win

I started my career in risk management before eventually returning to my original passion – computing. Risk managers are always on the look out for opportunities and ways around problems. Watching companies flounder as a challenger enters the industry – or as technology changes – has always fascinated me. And seeing companies survive and thrive even as they looked beaten is even more exciting. Companies that failed It’s interesting to look back on industries that have been severely disrupted. Kodak…

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What Microsoft should do next

What Microsoft should do next

If you follow tech news, you will know that Microsoft have recently announced Windows 11 – the next version of Windows. As well as some cosmetic changes, it will be capable of running Android applications. This is a significant improvement to Windows and is something that I genuinely think is paradigm-shifting. Here’s why. When Windows was first launched it ran “Windows applications”. It ran only on 16 bit architecture – the original IBM compatible hardware with a few upgrades. In…

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Google’s baffling business model

Google’s baffling business model

My wife and I are among Google’s best customers. I have long been ‘in’ the Google ecosystem. I have used Android phones since Nokia died, and I have several Google Homes, a Google Home Hub, Google Stadia (which I love), and YouTube Premium (which includes YouTube Music). Currently I have a Pixel 5, and my wife has a Pixel 4. Oh, and our phones use Google Fi. We are among Google’s best customers. But next July, photos my wife takes…

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