Tech's Bottom Line | Bill Snyder

Microsoft's fake reality ad

Bill Snyder — 2009-04-03T03:00:00-08:00

Microsoft's latest advertising misfire: A fake buyer seeking a cheap PC READ MORE

What those iPhone bargains really mean

Bill Snyder — 2009-04-02T03:00:00-08:00

Apple will offer U.S. consumers a better iPhone in June and a price break on older phones, while buyers in China get stuck with a cripple READ MORE

Enterprise IT: Open source deadbeats

Bill Snyder — 2009-03-25T12:28:20-08:00

Enterprise IT sucks up open source and gives nothing back -- sometimes, not even cash READ MORE

Why we should all hope IBM buys Sun

Bill Snyder — 2009-03-19T03:00:00-08:00

Sun needs the help, IBM's got the cash, and the IT industry need this to happen READ MORE

Free the iPhone!

Bill Snyder — 2009-03-12T03:00:00-08:00

Apple's lock on the iPhone app market is bad for consumers, bad for developers, and bad for IT. It's time to change the rules. READ MORE

IT deserves better than IBM or Microsoft

Bill Snyder — 2009-02-26T03:00:00-08:00

Times are tough, but that's no excuse for the meanness at IBM or the initial clumsiness at Microsoft READ MORE

Dear Mr. President: Buy open source

Bill Snyder — 2009-02-19T03:00:00-08:00

An open source stimulus program would create jobs and build better software READ MORE

The H-1B visa has got to go

Bill Snyder — 2009-02-12T03:00:00-08:00

With more than 200,000 tech workers on the unemployment line, there's no longer any reason to look abroad for employees READ MORE

IBM's Palmisano: Tech's slumdog millionaire

Bill Snyder — 2009-02-05T03:00:00-08:00

IBM's cruel layoff options: Take a job in the Third World and lose your severance, move within the United States at your expense, or lose both your job and severance READ MORE

IT faces shrinking, pricier colocation options

Bill Snyder — 2009-01-29T03:00:00-08:00

Prices for leased datacenter space should be going down. They're not. In fact, they're going to get a lot pricier. READ MORE

Don't blame Vista

Bill Snyder — 2009-01-26T13:48:53-08:00

Sure, we hate Vista. But falling PC sales in a wretched economy are why Microsoft's last quarter was a dog READ MORE

Servers by Cisco: Why they won't matter

Bill Snyder — 2009-01-22T03:00:00-08:00

Ignore the hype. The networking giant's entry into the server market won't make much of a difference to enterprise IT. READ MORE

iPhone apps: Fool's gold for developers?

Bill Snyder — 2009-01-15T03:00:00-08:00

Selling mobile apps on Apple's iPhone App Store may seem like a surefire recipe for success. It isn't. READ MORE

Apple without Jobs: Can it succeed?

Bill Snyder — 2009-01-08T03:00:00-08:00

The charismatic CEO may well leave in 2009. But with or without Jobs, Apple will remain a major force in the technology industry. READ MORE

The good news about open source, Cobol, and mobile jobs

Bill Snyder — 2008-12-26T03:00:00-08:00

In a bleak year, open source employment stayed relatively strong, as did the demand for Cobol skills READ MORE