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Hypocrisy: Microsoft, Google, Silicon Valley and OEMs

Posted on July 3, 2012 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Hypocrisy: Microsoft, Google, Silicon Valley and OEMs

The world of Technology is a fickle one. You can be a darling one minute and a hated evil empire the next. There is a lot of talk going around on the technology websites. With all the announcements made recently there has to be. You have Microsoft’s Surface, Google’s Nexus 7, Apple’s new MacBook, and…

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iPad, Overhyped?

Posted on May 3, 2011 By Michael Kavka No Comments on iPad, Overhyped?

The iPad and Tablet craze is upon us. The amount of these devices out in the business world is increasing at an extreme rate. I recently got an iPad from work, and here is what I think about it. Being in the IT Consulting field, one has to keep up on the latest fads. The…

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