Hey, check that Facebook valuation again… but this isn’t really about market caps. But it is most certainly about jobs, although not necessarily about jobs at social-media suppliers. You are confusing activity with progress; social media may indeed breed new jobs, but my argument is that such is at the expense of the productivity of [...]

You mean residential broadband in general? Of course not. But, last time I checked (I’m a FiOS customer now), Comcast gave customers 250 GB/month before they got terribly concerned. I don’t know what the limit is with FiOS, but I don’t think I ever use more than about 150 GB/month. But my argument applies here [...]

You can see one of those here: http://www.informationweek.com/news/telecom/collaboration/232500086?ct=1022&at=validate&actionType=stubby. No surprise; the field is in its infancy now. Future Facebook will likely have a lot more features – how about instant teleconference/videoconference, camera sharing, etc. etc. All of these features will show up in enterprise information systems as well. If Facebook is smart, they have already [...]

As one of the participants in the above-noted debate, I want to go on the record as to how I think all of this will unfold. To mimic Philippe’s style here: – Enterprises are mobilizing key staff because there is economic advantage in so doing (enterprise are nothing if not creatures of economics). – The [...]

I thought about that option, but it probably wouldn’t work in the short run – the stock would tank, since the handset business would be a writeoff – I don’t think anyone would buy it at this point. So the goal must be to build a handset that can compete with iPhone and Android, and [...]

Ditto. I keep the iPad 1 on my desk for calendar and CNBC feeds. I’m getting an iPad 2 to put under the couch for quick searches while watching TV. Most iPads are used for gaming and media consumption. No surprise there. I stand by my initial comment (posted in my blog at Network World) [...]

Agreed. I have about 25 PCs and related devices, about half of which are mobile. But how many can you carry simultaneously? I’m not going to carry a notebook and a tablet; my bag is already overstuffed. How about we virtualize the tablet (you pick which one, and hire the requisite attorneys) to run on [...]

Don’t underestimate Ubuntu. It’s free, fast, easy to use, reliable, and I’ve yet to find a serious bug – and I’ve been using Ubuntu since release 7. It’s a great way to extend the life of older PCs, vastly superior to anything Microsoft has ever produced, and very, very functional even for non-computer types. That [...]

As with Philippe, I think the answer here depends upon what the definition of “mobile virtualization” is. For example, mine is a complete virtualization of the device. I am assuming that the future holds essentially continuous wireless connectivity, over both WLAN and WWAN, and perhaps WPAN in some cases, so there’s a reduced need for [...]

Security should be independent of the OS. And if an OS isn’t secure, by definition it’s not competitive (unless it comes from Microsoft, although that’s changing, and quickly). OSes do not win and die based on the number of apps available. At best that’s a temporary phenomenon, since most users will never see or need [...]

You are certainly right about security. Good discussions of the security of iCloud, for example, are few and far between. I’m in the process of moving much of Farpoint Group’s IT infrastructure into the cloud, but this could take some time due to the need for the rigorous evaluation of security concerns before anything mission-critical [...]

I don’t think carriers will be too interested in assuming the role of traffic cop or in enforcing corporate security or acceptable-use policies; the liability for them is just too great. Some carriers, though, will provide mobile device management services that may have some of these features. Overall, I’d say the trend is toward personal [...]