After the iPhone 5's monumental failure with the shift from Google Maps, the real winner could be Microsoft.
Not too long ago, Microsoft took a bullet for Intel and was slammed for it. In return, Intel CEO Paul Otellini threw Microsoft under the bus by declaring that Windows 8 isn't ready to ship.
If the New York Times story about Microsoft's Quincy, Washington, data center is real, you know now why I gave up voting years ago.
Why would Microsoft, a software company, hire a veteran TV executive from CBS? Well, there is that huge content delivery platform it's sitting on.
Steve Ballmer's revelation that Microsoft could soon become a "devices-and-services company" may be a sign that Microsoft is assuming the leader position no other company seems to want.
Google and Adobe are ending Windows XP support with new products, which hopefully will accelerate its demise.
Microsoft gives itself the wiggle room to come down on any Apple-using customers.
Ok, so it's a few thousand. Even the Apple App Store had to start somewhere.
Valve has hinted at building hardware in a job post, and co-founder Gabe Newell has said they'll build it if they need to. Let's hope Valve can deliver a PC faster than Half Life 3.
The Windows Phone 8-powered Lumia 920 is rumored to offer wireless power recharging technology.
