http://florianbailey.com web, future developments and more Tue, 10 May 2011 19:47:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Microsoft just announced that it is going to acquire Skype. Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: “MSFT”) and Skype Global S.à r.l today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Microsoft will acquire Skype, the leading Internet communications company, for $8.5 billion in cash from the investor group led by ... http://florianbailey.com/2011/05/microsoft-acquires-largest-p2p-network-on-the-planet/ I think this is fascinating It's becoming increasingly accepted that there is real economic value to bringing a lot of smart and entrepreneurial people together in the same place. This can be tough to measure, unfortunately. Perhaps best proxy we have available is educational attainment - usually measured as the number ... http://florianbailey.com/2010/05/the-density-of-smart-people/ When I read this Turns out, Apple’s run of incredible products (and growth) has been achieved with a staggeringly low R&D spend. How low? Apple only spent $4.6 billion on R&D over the past four years, while revenues soared from $25 billion to $43 billion. In contrast, Microsoft spent 700% that amount ... http://florianbailey.com/2010/05/the-age-of-experience-google-apple-and-microsoft/ What is trust? What is authority? Trust and Authority onlineView more presentations from Florian Bailey. These are the slides I used for my ignite Munich Talk, I just added some text and some images. http://florianbailey.com/2010/03/trust-and-authority-online/ Whenever there is a discussion about social media and brands it is inevitable that the Apple case comes up. The Apple brand is like the antagonist of all social media lore, it's tightly controlled and there is no open communication. Usually in the discussion ( e.g. yesterday) somebody is going to ... http://florianbailey.com/2010/02/why-apple-doesnt-need-a-social-media-strategy/ I love the way the iPad looks and (possibly) feels to use, but I hate the way Apple locks it down. There is no reason not to include an USB port and there is no reason not to allow users to install every application they want. But the hardware looks brilliant, ... http://florianbailey.com/2010/01/android-ipads-and-the-end-of-native-apps/