Rob Enderle

At the Wall Street Journal’s “D: All Things Digital Conference” Steve Jobs and Bill Gates will be on stage for what may be the last time.Increasingly both are being upstaged by a couple of kids out of Stanford who, much like their predecessors did a couple of decades ago, had a vision and executed on […]

A few days ago Fortune ran a story which has been getting broad coverage on the 235 patents that they, and others, believe Open Source infringes. The coverage is, as should have been expected, the typical “Microsoft is evil, put up or shut-up,” kind of thing that typically happens after a statement like this. What […]

Windows Vista didn’t turn out particularly well and even though it is strengthening, and Microsoft’s numbers have reflected this strength, it is slated for replacement in 2009/10 according to Microsoft.Leopard, which has been delayed until late this year largely to get it up to adequate quality for a true Windows replacement product, will be at […]

I’m watching the progress that Dell is making with their second desktop Linux effort and am increasingly wondering how long before the Linux supporters make it clear to Dell this is a bad idea. While some are being patient, it is becoming increasingly clear to me that many don’t fundamentally understand why this is vastly […]

There seems to be a never ending group of folks complaining about Microsoft. Whether the company doesn’t get it, or is out of touch, arrogant, or simply deaf, the list can go on for some time. However, there are a lot of companies who actually like working with Microsoft, which remains dominant in a number […]

Analysis: When the news surrounding the lawsuit filed by Oracle against SAP hit the wires I thought back on PeopleSoft, and the old Tammy Wynette song, “Stand By Your Man,” started playing over and over again in my head. I’ve since gone on medication and the song has stopped, but I now recall a survey […]

Executives like good news, and people like to give it to them. For instance, Steve Jobs used to have the reputation of firing people in the hallway just because he could – all you had to do was look at him wrong. It was called “being Steved.” Most may not be that bad but it […]

While we spend a lot of time talking about Linux vs. Windows and Windows vs. the MacOS, the real battle for the Windows desktop alternative may be the preliminary round between the MacOS and Linux. That battle really kicks off this year with Apple stepping up their effort sharply with the Leopard, and Dell becoming […]

Let’s be clear, Linux really isn’t the most lucrative platform on the market. It goes on the least expensive hardware, and much of what goes into it appears subsidized by other revenue streams. The marketing, such that it is, appears largely voluntary. The organizations that sit at the center, like the Linux Foundation, seem constantly […]

Microsoft just released Windows Vista to what is perhaps the most jaded audience that has ever received a product from that company since Windows 1.0. The public impression is that no one cares. But I’ve had a chance to look at what is coming, and you will care – boy, will you ever care. So […]