Saying farewell to the iPhone; Bill Gates’ reading list; and other top posts of the month

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It was another big month here at GeekWire. We unveiled our new GeekWire membership program, relaunched the popular GeekWire 200 startup list and hired superstar salesperson, Sarah Camp, as our Chief Sales Geek. As you can imagine, things were buzzing around our increasingly cramped Ballard offices. It was also a busy time on the editorial front, with GeekWire… Read More…

Comments of the Week: Oprah ‘loves’ the Surface; Hastings’ Microsoft analysis; and more

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The best comments, quotes, and random zingers we heard this week… “[Microsoft has] many great assets and many great challenges. The great assets are the technology, and Windows, Office. And you guys know Ballmer. He is unbelievably self-aware, self-critical, smart. He’s the last guy to be in any little bit of denial.”—Outgoing Microsoft board member… Read More…

The difference between Kindle Fire and Windows Phone and other comments of the week

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The best comments, quotes, and random zingers we heard this week… “I think it’s interesting the types of adjectives journalists use to “spin” articles. For example in this article, Kindle’s market share of 5% is described as “a relatively modest slice of the overall market.” But in the yesterday’s post on Windows Phone, you decry… Read More…

Microsoft’s blunders; the meaning of Marissa Mayer; and other comments of the week

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“I am honored and delighted to lead Yahoo, one of the internet’s premier destinations for more than 700 million users.”—Newly-appointed  Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer commenting on her new role at the battered Internet company. “In hiring a 37-year-old pregnant woman as CEO, Yahoo is sending a message loud and clear: ‘We want the best and… Read More…

Microsoft’s ‘demoralizing’ stack ranking system; and other comments of the week

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The 4th of July brought another beautiful patriotic display over Seattle’s South Lake Union. But those weren’t the only fireworks going on in the city. Microsoft’s employee ranking system (and the company itself) came under direct fire after Kurt Eichenwald, a two-time winner of the prestigious George Polk Award, penned an article for Vanity Fair titled… Read More…

Comments of the Week: Ballmer and basketball; Sword fighting authors; etc.

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The best comments, quotes, and random zingers we heard this week… “I’ve been writing science and historical fiction for three decades. Well, screw that. I want to do a video game — a video game about something really cool and fun that I enjoy: sword fighting.”–Author Neal Stephenson in his Kickstarter pitch announcing the game Clang. “Digital solitaire… Read More…

A 6-year-old’s pitch; an app to save your marriage; and other comments of the week

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The best comments, quotes, and random zingers we heard this week… “Feature request: Deduct points … when phone is thrown across room.”– GeekWire reader Jay Force commenting on Kouply, a new mobile app that awards points to couples for positive behavior, such as cleaning the dishes or vacuuming the car. “Hi my name is Ashwin and I’m… Read More…

Comments of the week: Will this phone really take off?

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The best comments, quotes, and random zingers we heard this week… “Do you have to turn off *this* phone during takeoff and landing?” –GeekWire reader Lawrence Lam commenting on news that aerospace giant Boeing plans to develop a new phone based on the Android operating system. “I hope the phone takes off. Pun intended.”–GeekWire reader… Read More…

Quotes of the week: Seattle is a ‘red dwarf’ and Silicon Valley is the sun

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The best comments, quotes, and random zingers we heard this week …  “I think there are great investors and great people here (in Seattle). But if you accept the premise that we are a lesser satellite of the sun, the only way to get the sun to feel like you are a smaller sun or… Read More…

Microsoft Windows as a ‘beautiful metaphor’ and other comments of the week

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The best insights, observations, comments, tweets and random zingers we heard this week. “Windows really is a beautiful metaphor for computing and with the new logo we wanted to celebrate the idea of a window, in perspective.” –Microsoft’s Sam Moreau in a blog post describing the concepts behind the company’s new Windows logo. “Whenever you answer something,… Read More…