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Ronny, I think my comments settings should apply the sarcasm tag by default.
on iPad competitor - HP Slate details leaked

<a target='_blank' href=' http://www.pcworld.com/article/193426/microsoft_ending_support_for_itanium.html '>["http://www.pcwo...</a>
on iPad competitor - HP Slate details leaked

Sorry, Ronny, I failed to put the little :) smiley after my comment to make clear that it was tongue in cheek. The Itanium is marketed as an enterprise server and high performance chip, and was championed greatly by HP. I mentioned it because it was just in the news that Microsoft and Linux will be dropping their support of the platform, leaving HP out in the cold with it. HP is a great technology company with a great history (including Compaq too), but this HP Slate looks to me like just another good "me too". But, we can't all be Steve Jobs, so no complaint really.
on iPad competitor - HP Slate details leaked

what, no Itanium processor?
on iPad competitor - HP Slate details leaked

After having my aformentioned son read this article, I can report progress of sorts. Instead of spending almost the entire weekend playing just Modern Warfare 2, he spent a good chunk of it playing Civilization as well. Hmmm. Well, at least Spring hockey season starts in a few days.
on How to manufacture game addiction

It doesn't answer all the questions, but: <a target='_blank' href=' http://blog.ning.com/2010/03/an-update-from-ning-chairman-co-founder-marc-andreessen.html '>["http://blog.nin...</a>
on How does Ning plan on making money?

Thanks, Matt, we'll watch it later. <a target='_blank' href=' http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/cool/view/ '>["http://www.pbs....</a>
on How to manufacture game addiction

Matt, another great article - and great timing for me. I'm going to have my 13 year old read how manipulated he is as I struggle to get him to limit his Modern Warfare 2 hours. At this point I would be happy to get him down to the "average of 18 hours". Maybe one day this article will be the smoking gun when these criminal game developers go to trial like the tobacco companies did. J/K :)
on How to manufacture game addiction

yeah, but a would-be burglar won't really know if the data is from me, or from an imposter that stole my identity :)
on Please Rob Me: The dangers of Foursquare

Will iPad gaming be the next gold rush? MSNBC: <a target='_blank' href=' http://bit.ly/iPad-gaming '>["http://bit.ly/i...</a>
on iPad's most disruptive features

Good article, Matt. I fear our civilization has sadly and irreversibly passed from the era of entrepreneurial opportunity to the era of corporate behemoths and pervasive regulations. Long live the entrepreneur!
on A123, LogMeIn reveal IPO costs

This makes me smile. Of course it may have something to do with the fact that I registered ARheadset.com back in 2001. Now, if I can only figure out what to do with it?
on Google unveils a host of new features

After more thought, I think some formula of revenue could be a good basis for calculating debt repayment, provided the obligation is fulfilled when the principal plus interest target is met (not in perpetuity, or an open-ended payback amount).
on Debt, equity and a third thing that may work

I give Seth points for creativity, and admire other articles/speeches of his, but a business is not a clearly defined project, like a book, and I don't see this as a practical approach. First, if you can find this investor who is willing to risk his money (and the royalty is still a big risk), why would he not do it in a traditional debt, equity, some of each, or convertible basis that is much more straight-forward in expectations and structuring? Second, this kind of deal will poison the entrepreneur's ability to raise future capital from other parties.
on Debt, equity and a third thing that may work

Lorenzo, thanks much, I appreciate it. I didn't intend to imply that SharesPost IS acting as a market maker (although I see how my post could be read that way), I was more wondering about the potential for them, or anyone else for that matter, to function in that capacity. Also wondering about the securities regulations for anyone to put together a mutual fund of such securities to spread risks?
on Is it time for private company marketplaces?

I'm curious what SharesPost's rules are in serving as a market maker for these securities? Is that spelled out in their terms and conditions somewhere?
on Is it time for private company marketplaces?

I'm not sure that the opacity of many publicly traded offerings is going to comfort many investors looking for information on private securities, but I agree SharesPost is serving a valuable market function especially for shareholder liquidity. Individual investors willing to take the risks may be relatively few and playing a rich man's game, but there would seem to be an opportunity for institutional investors with knowledge of the companies they are buying, and perhaps even specialized mutual funds?
on Is it time for private company marketplaces?

Yeah, Ronny, but I see people for whom it's not just a straight substitution of offline for online, it's just facilitating an addiction. Hey, I'm not passing any value judgements on anyone else's enjoyment of time, and maybe Vator and theFunded are my own vices, but I'm just saying :)
on Facebook introduces a real-time Live Feed

Seriously, though, early on it seemed to me that one of the big benefits of sites like MySpace and Facebook was the efficiency it would bring to communication with your social network... a net time savings (no pun intended). However, it now appears that amount of time - and much more - is spent exchanging information one would have never thought of sharing before. // Live Feed may be a great feature for the application, but as a social commentary, it represents a new milestone in the ability to waste time in the communication of useless information... which, I guess, some will interpret this post to be :)
on Facebook introduces a real-time Live Feed

Keeping up with friends can be a full time job. I guess it's better not to have too many.
on Facebook introduces a real-time Live Feed

Thanks, Matt, I sort of get it. No doubt Oracle to will continue to thrive in a healthy database marketplace. But it seems to me a flawed analogy. The opportunity for database services to be more efficiently delivered to each user through the cloud is a threat of revenue shrink per user per application, and quite distant from expanding database opportunities that the Internet brought, IMHO. Database usage may continue to grow as more applications proliferate under cloud, but at a trade off to other licensing, while I would argue that the Internet brought Oracle absolute growth opportunity of many magnitudes. Maybe they didn't see it that clearly back in the day? Maybe I'm being petty, I guess the bottom line is continuing growth opportunity one way or another.
on Ellison reveals strategy behind Sun buyout

Ellison rolled on. "A long time ago before it was the Cloud it was called the Internet--that's even back before it was called Software as a Service." ???? --- I'm struggling to make sense out of this statement.
on Ellison reveals strategy behind Sun buyout

interesting and fun to watch.
on Vator Box to Zynga - go on acquisition spree

Here is a great list of entrepreneurs' blogs, by Furqan Nazeeri (and inspired by Cheng's list): <a target='_blank' href=' http://www.altgate.com/blog/2009/06/directory-of-blogs-by-entrepreneurs.html '>["http://www.altg...</a>
on Pocket Guide to the top VC bloggers

Hmmm, interesting, I'm wondering how tracking down the device compares to the policy of other devices and brands: iPods, cell phones, laptops, etc.? They should all get smarter. Content availability is another story, however, I would hope Bezos figures it out sooner, rather than later.
on Amazon won’t help you find your lost Kindle

Sony Betamax vs. VHS // Sony Bluray vs. download // Sony PS3 vs. Xbox and Wii // Sony e-Reader vs. Kindle??? // Sense a theme here? I agree, maybe no giant can hold their killer innovative leadership over time, and not just electronics... maybe any field. // Where can I pre-order a Missy Book Reader? Does it come pre-loaded with titles I will like? I like picture books.
on AOL milks the cow; plus Amazon vs. Sony

Great point and cool graph, Matt. However, I think the $100M in 5yr hockey stick projection comes not so much from entrepreneurs' unbridled optimism as their playing the game of matching VC's slap shot expectations.
on Don't break your hockeystick

Kudos to Adeo. He's an entrepreneur's entrepreneur.
on Illinois Prof backs Adeo Ressi's term sheet

I have to agree there is much opportunity in real-time data flows and market information, especially in B2B segments. At WDX, we're all about that!
on Conway shuffles empire to focus on real-time

I guess I need to start a site, Social Networking Dudes, although my only advice would be to hire that sassy irreverant chick licking the knife. But seriously, Brenda, some good points, best of luck!
on The rules of social networking etiquette