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Why Apple Should Fear Steve Ballmer

Aug 062011

Steve Ballmer has been at the head of Microsoft for over 10 years. During that time, Microsoft has grown a lot and added three new operating systems. Still it pales in comparison to the success of Apple, with Steve Jobs at the helm. But that could change soon.

Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs, I’m sad to say is sick, not well. Hopefully his cancer can be eliminated, but that is an iffy statement. What will happen to Apple if Jobs passes away? That is a big question. But the answer is that for the short term, probably nothing. There are many projects under construction and Steve Jobs doesn’t manage them on a day to day basis anyway.

However, Steve Jobs has been the most innovative person in the computer world now for over 20 years. There is only one other person that has had as much influence on technology as Jobs, and that was Thomas Edison. Jobs not only helped create the PC industry, he helped turn around the Telephone Industry, the Internet Industry, the Graphics industry, the Music industry, and the video industry. His impact has been universal. And the truth of the matter is, Apple needs Steve Jobs, but Steve Jobs doesn’t need Apple. He’s just there, but he could be anywhere. And that is where Steve Ballmer comes in.

Steve Ballmer

Running one of the largest (monopoly’s) companies in the world is not easy. But Ballmer with the focus on business enterprise, not the consumer enterprise, runs a very different ship. His company has mastered many versions of software and continues to fine tune the biggest one, the operating system. In the case of Microsoft, the Ballmer-Microsoft relationship is one-to-one. Microsoft needs Ballmer and Ballmer needs Microsoft. Which is why Apple should be worried.

With Jobs’ time at Apple limited, Apple could be the subject to a buyout or takeover. Maybe not right away. But right now the only company in the horizon that could do that would be Microsoft.

Does Apple have a focus? Oddly enough one can make a claim that it does not. Sure the iPad, iPhone, and other products are successful; but Apple has been on a streak of winning the lotto with these products. Steve Jobs picks the numbers and he’s won more often than lost. But will his replacement be able to do that? I don’t know. Will Apple be able to produce more winning technologies going through the rest of this decade? I don’t know that either. But Microsoft will continue with it’s focus, which is to build up its domination of the Computer Tech world, and this would include getting Apple under its fold. This is why Apple should fear Steve Ballmer.

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Tropico 4 PC system requirements revealed

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Aug 062011

Kalypso Media has today revealed the required specs that gamers will need on their computer to play the upcoming city building title, Tropico 4 when it releases later this month.

BlueHat Security

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There has been a lot of news about security hacks lately. In fact, today, there was a report from McAfee today that claims that there has been a long-term cyber-espionage campaign against the US and also 80 other countries and major companies. So it comes as no surprise that Microsoft announced the BlueHat Security contest to generate new ideas for computer security defense.

Prizes

First Prize, $200,000 (USD)

Second Prize: $50,000

Third Prize: MSDN Universal subscription valued at $10,000 (USD)

What it’s about

The bottom line is that Microsoft want to ask people to think like cyber-hackers, and will pay them for new tools that will help put a dent in the hacking world. According to Katie Moussouris, senior security strategist lead for the Microsoft Security Response Center.

“Microsoft wants to encourage more security experts to think about ways to reduce threats to computing devices. We’re looking to collaborate with others to build solutions to tough industry problems. We believe the BlueHat Prize will encourage the world’s most talented researchers and academics to tackle key security challenges and offer them a chance to impact the world.”

New News, Old News

This is not Microsoft’s first foray into this field. Three years ago, Microsoft wanted to promote the idea that security challenges should be looked at by more than one company. They created the Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP) to help further protect customers. Through this program, Microsoft shares information with security vendors around the world to release protection technologies to their customers much faster.

So BlueHat is an extension of the MAPP program, but it has its own flair. Specifically Microsoft challenges security researchers to design new runtime mitigation technologies, which will prevent the exploitation of memory safety vulnerabilities. Eventually, based on the success, the new technologies will be shared with others.

The contest runs from August 3rd 2011 to midnight Pacific Time on April 1st 2012.

Source: Microsoft

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