Given that it looks and acts like a larger smartphone (minus the obvious calling feature) and that there are apps, it’s easy to classify it as a mobile device. And that’s probably true – the iPad is more mobile than, say, your laptop. Mark Zuckerburg famously stated that the iPad isn’t mobile (Parr, 2010). 22% of U.S. 50% of U.S MORE >>

Many disagreed, quoting Steve Jobs’ assertion that file sync is a feature, not a product. Microsoft recently gave SkyDrive a major overhaul , and Google brought out its long-awaited Drive. Apple had already launched the iCloud product. Now, the issue is whether they ultimately become features, products or companies? MORE >>

And thanks to the burgeoning mobile app market, employees have high expectations for these tools. Despite all the buzz around cloud and big data, I believe mobile will dominate enterprise IT transformation over the next decade and help to shape those other two trends. Uncategorized BYOD mobile devicesSign up for a free trial. MORE >>

Please visit the new blog at www.joiningdots.com/blog/ 01 September 2006 Chasm Microsoft OK, time for the chasmic posts to begin. figured picking on Microsoft would be a good place to start, specifically the products focused on improving how we find, share and use information (i.e. Word Microsoft Word has an interesting future. MORE >>

Microsoft announced today that it will acquire Skype for $8.5 Skype will form a new business division within Microsoft, and Skype CEO Tony Bates will become president of said division. Despite Microsoft’s position as a longtime Apple competitor, this deal could improve the state of video chat on Apple devices. MORE >>