Is Microsoft Office, the dominant application for ever?

Before its acquisition by Oracle, Sun often tried to position itself against Microsoft. We have to see in this competition the old battle between the Personal Computer invented by IBM and Microsoft, and the client-server approach where all applications are located on a main UNIX server, and accessed by a remote client.

Web 2.0, an uncensored media to bring people together and shrink the planet?

I am surprised to see how almost every media broadcasts the same information, with almost no difference. When you watch BBC and go to CNN, it is the same information. Now, you can listen to the radio, still the same information. Newspapers? Again the same information.

My view on leadership

In my last article, I spoke about leadership and why innovation requires leadership. I now would like to come back on this concept, as I see it as one of the key factors of success in the high tech entrepreneurial environment.

The Graphic User Interface Revolution and Innovation

I would like to come back to one of the most extraordinary innovation that happened in the Silicon Valley and revolutionized the computer industry: the story of Apple and Xerox, or how publishing needs paved the way for the graphic user interface revolution.

After cell phones, is it the turn of the TV to become "smart"?

Living in the US, I often miss French TV shows. Thankfully, we are in the internet era and TV channels now post catchup tv programs to watch almost all recent TV shows. News TV channels also stream live videos over the web, which is very convenient to get the news in real time.