How do Intel Oak Trail tablets appeal more to IT when Windows 7 still isn’t designed for touch? #makesnosense http://bit.ly/jJdHQ8

McKinsey reports that big data analysis could be transformational, but skills shortages loom. #rstats #yg http://nyti.ms/lAKBo8

@timothyjoreilly Never said it wasn’t good for the Skype owners. But for MSFT investors and clients, not so much, even with foreign cash.

The 21st century astroturfing of Google by Facebook is replaying the Microsoft/Netscape battles of the 1990s. #yg http://bit.ly/jgZRsD

Yikes, the only wireless data network I have here is EDGE. Something tells me I shouldn’t bother looking for 4G.

Off to the south today to visit some clients. There’s nothing like airline travel to exercise one’s patience and tolerance for discomfort.

Best quip I’ve seen re MSFT/Skype: RT @xriva: Microsoft Skype: The Blue Screen of Voice. (via @Pogue)

@timothyjoreilly Neither the stock market nor I see this deal increasing shareholder value $8.5 billion (MSFT down >1% today).

@anders94 I’m not able to go to the Robotics event tonight; My wife and I have a standing date to go dancing on Tuesdays.

With Skype, Microsoft is throwing money after ever-elusive synergies; it won’t earn the $8.5B purchase price back for decades if ever. #yg