SourceCast

On the October 13th Supplier Report, I pondered if Microsoft is becoming the new IBM. I am going deeper on the topic on this episode of SourceCast. I look at Microsoft’s recent success in cloud and their failures in mobile and other streaming services and try to find parallels to IBM’s current market condition. Photo: […]

It feels like I report an Israeli technology company getting acquired every week. Thanks to a recent IBM purchase, I decided to go deep on why Israeli companies are a popular target for M&A activity. This episode of SourceCast used sound clips produced by Vice News, specifically this ViceLand episode. This material is being shared […]

I have mentioned my disdain for Google’s chat client strategy on several episodes of SourceCast. This week I go deep on the topic, providing my thoughts on the current state of Google’s Allo and Duo products and use my transition to Slack to disprove that Google is a technological monopoly. Photo: Justin Main

The Equifax hack dominated the news last week… so I am taking 10 minutes to fully understand how this impacts consumers, how badly Equifax handled the situation, and share some advice on what to do if your personal information was impacted by the hack (and it probably was). To freeze your credit, contact each of […]

As Philadelphia loses a critical Microsoft incubator, will Amazon swoop in and make the city HQ2? This week I discuss my concerns about the city’s future and if Philly has a legitimate chance to woo a company that is literally changing how society functions. Photo: Jay Dantinne Update: Check out my exchange with Philadelphia Mayor […]

Last week there was an interview with Arianna Huffington circulating through social media detailing how the HuffPo founder deals with email when she is away on vacation. Spoiler: They all get deleted. Having recently come back from vacation, I thought this was a good podcast topic to cover and I opened it up to my […]

While Google has been defending itself against the EU on monopoly claims, a think tank funded by Eric Schmidt and Google published an article supporting the EU decision.  The author of that post was terminated from the think tank organization. Is that the action of an organization that supports free thought?  Or is Google just […]

Last week SourceCast Episode 83 covered the Trump administration’s issues with Amazon, Google, and Facebook.  This week I go deeper into Google’s monopoly issues in Europe as well as their recent diversity PR problem. Photo: Shane Rounce on Unsplash Here is a link to the Planet Money podcast I referenced: Planet Money Episode 787

President Trump mentioned several times that he believes Amazon is getting too big and is demonstrating a monopoly posture.  Are Amazon, Google, and Facebook getting too big and destroying competitive environments?  I try to answer that exact question this week. Photo: Daniel Lee  

Last Tuesday, President Trump announced that Apple would be opening three manufacturing plants within the United States. The news left many technology journalists scratching their heads since Apple doesn’t build manufacturing plants. This week we dive into Trump’s announcement to determine fact from potential fiction. Photo: Freestocks.org