Measuring the value of a company to society by its ecosystem- January 28, 2006 This is a follow up to my last post titled "Microsoft Ignores Massachusetts Again":A recording was recently posted on ITConversations of a panel discussion last October that included Microsoft's Ray Ozzie (co-CTO), Yusuf Mehdi (MSN), and Gary Flake (now head of one of the new Microsoft labs I discussed). At about 4 minutes and 45 seconds into the recording Ray mentions the word "ecosystem" -- which is part of a major point in the ad I discussed. At 7:10 Gary Flake talks further about the...http://www.satn.org/2006_01_22_archive.html#113848263367148761 Microsoft ignores Massachusetts again- January 27, 2006 For many years I used to run into Bill Gates at Stewart Alsop's Agenda conference. I'd ask him about setting up a research group in the Boston area. (I started asking before the DOJ lawsuit as I recall.) He'd always say no. They like to keep all their R&D in Redmond or something he'd say. Of course, I knew they were doing work in the SF Bay Area, and later in Cambridge -- but the one overseas in England not the Cambridge here in New England.This is kind of strange. Spreadsheets were invented...http://www.satn.org/2006_01_22_archive.html#113834032239095831 |