Examine the Intel vs. Hamidi legal case regarding whether sending mass emails to a corporation’s employees constitutes a 'trespass to chattels' and how digital communications interact with traditional property and tort law.
I explored the hierarchy of the PC industry through a look at 64-bit processors. Seeing Microsoft atop Intel, HP, and Dell provides a useful framework for predicting how the market and hardware standards will evolve over time.
I track how industry borders are blurring as Microsoft, Sony, Intel, and Compaq move into each other's traditional territories. These shifts illustrate how technology convergence turns hardware and software companies into direct competitors across the consumer electronics market.
Envisionet filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy while sending a reassuring memo to employees claiming it was business as usual. The leaked email demonstrates the disconnect between executive communications and the reality of a corporate financial collapse.
I observed IBM’s move into on-demand computing under Sam Palmisano, validating my prediction that tech giants would soon aggregate retail computing power for massive distributed projects, similar to early efforts by Google and Intel.
I highlight the evolving legal framework surrounding virtual property rights in online games, looking at how digital items and assets are being treated as real-world property with enforceable legal standing in virtual economies.