More Tech Industry Opinion

• 28 September 2011

• Opinion: MS-Samsung Patent Deal: Great News for Windows Phones

  The success of Samsung's Galaxy S Android phones just became a cash cow for Microsoft, thanks to a patent cross-licensing agreement in which Microsoft gets paid for every Android phone or tablet Samsung sells.

• 27 September 2011

• Opinion: Windows 8 and why Android is the new Windows

  Windows 8 is the most exciting Microsoft operating system since Windows 95. But to see off the challenge of Google Android, it needs to be.

• Opinion: Amazon Fire tablet vs Apple iPad - no contest

  The Amazon Kindle tablet is no iPad killer. By all accounts it's not even a proper Android tablet.

• 24 September 2011

• Opinion: Internet Domain Seizure Program Rankles Speech Advocates

  A controversial Internet domain seizure program has notched another victory for the federal government even as free speech advocates continue to raise concerns.

• Opinion: FCC Publishes Net Neutrality Rules

  After 10 months on the shelf, the Federal Communications Commission's rules on net neutrality were finally published Friday in the Federal Register.

• 20 September 2011

• Opinion: FAQ: When Can You Capture Cops on Camera?

  Bay Area Rapid Transit's August shutdown of wireless service to squelch a demonstration in San Francisco raised anew questions about the use of tech in the face of authority. In this first installment in a series of FAQs, we discuss your rights when photographing police.

• 02 September 2011

• Opinion: Google Bought Motorola for the Hardware, After All

  Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility last month wasn't just about the patents. The Mountain View, Calif. company is interested in the hardware business, too.

• 31 August 2011

• Opinion: Newsweek: Steve Jobs is 'like Harry Potter'

  Steve Jobs is a wizard among muggles, says his one-time biographer and object of ire Alan Deutschman.

• 30 August 2011

• Opinion: NSA, AT&T Warrantless Wiretapping Case Set for Court

  Two cases involving widespread warrantless wiretapping of U.S. citizens by the National Security Agency will face a major hurdle Wednesday in a federal appeals court in Seattle. A procedural hearing will be held to determine whether actions by the NSA and AT&T, which cooperated with the agency, can be challenged in court.

• Opinion: After Steve Jobs: Apple's Future Under Tim Cook

  Will Apple fail or succeed without its cofounder Steve Jobs running the company? That's the big question the tech world is asking after the man named Fortune's CEO of the decade resigned as CEO. It's not clear why Jobs is stepping down now, but most critics wonder whether his health problems played a role in the decision.

• 26 August 2011

• Opinion: Steve Jobs: The alternate future

  Warning! A rip in the the space-time continuum has created a parallel universe where the future of Steve Jobs and Apple are very different indeed.

• Opinion: Post-Jobs, Apple Needs to Open Up

  There's no denying that the departure of Steve Jobs as Apple CEO is the end of an era. It's difficult to think of any other leader as synonymous with a brand as he has been.

• 25 August 2011

• Opinion: Steve Jobs Resigns: 5 Things to Watch For

  Apple cofounder Steve Jobs has stepped down permanently as company CEO, and many observers are asking what's next for the popular technology company now that its visionary leader is gone. Jobs was succeeded by Tim Cook, who has served as Apple's chief operating officer since 1998. Jobs, while no longer CEO, will remain at Apple as the company's board chairman.

• Opinion: Steve Jobs' legacy in danger

  Mired in ugly courtroom battles now is the worst time for Steve Jobs to quit his job as Apple CEO.

• Opinion: Reports: Steve Jobs 'not dead'

  Apple's CEO Steve Jobs has been forced to resign on the grounds of ill health, but let's not write the obituary just yet.

• 19 August 2011

• Opinion: HP ditches consumers and opts for a quiet life

  HP has killed off WebOS and the TouchPad tablet, and decided to get out of the personal computing game. Here's why.

• 17 August 2011

• Opinion: Apple and Samsung both lose, even if Apple wins

  It's difficult to assess the impact of Apple's response to Samsung's iPad challenger, and to work out what Apple gains from it, if anything. But that's not going to stop me trying.

• Opinion: It's Clear Why Software Patents Need to Disappear

  If there's any lesson to be learned from Google's news-making activities these past few days, it's that software patents are a problem.

• 09 August 2011

• Opinion: Windows Phone Manager Quits Microsoft to do Startup

  Microsoft veteran and Windows Phone Manager Charlie Kindel announced Monday he would be leaving Microsoft after 21 years to start a new company.

• 20 July 2011

• Opinion: Anonymous Hackers Meet the Long Arm of the Law

  Civil disobedience isn't always glamorous--especially when it comes time to pay the piper.

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