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.XXX Gives Porn Purveyors Official Red Light District

"Porn sites will continue to maintain multiple addresses," Jim McGregor, chief technology strategist at In-Stat, told the E-Commerce Times. "No one is going to give up valuable real estate." What Changes for the Web?...

Microsoft Begins Hawking Surface 2.0, Its Second-Gen Table-Sized Tablet

"This is a niche application that could be used for sales, design collaboration and gaming," Jim McGregor, chief technology strategist at In-Stat, told TechNewsWorld. "Haven't you sat at a bar in Vegas and played video poker? Well, you could do it on this." Developers, McGrego...

AmEx Makes Bold Digital Commerce Play

"I would say that American Express is a little late to the party," Jim McGregor, chief technology strategist at In-Stat, told the E-Commerce Times. "Yes, e-commerce and mobile transactions are huge and critical trends, but there are already a number of technologies out there competing for this business."

Groupon Sets IPO Date and Starts Holding Its Breath

"If I were Groupon, I would look at waiting a year," Jim McGregor, chief technology strategist at In-Stat, told the E-Commerce Times. "Companies often rush to get out their IPOs. With Groupon, it's probably because they're facing so much competition." There are few barriers to...

Skype Embarks on Microsoft Adventure

"This is a great opportunity for Microsoft, or any high-tech powerhouse, to screw up another perfectly good company," Jim McGregor, chief technology strategist at In-Stat, told the E-Commerce Times. "All too often we see innovative companies lose focus and personnel after an ...

FCC Champing at Bit to Broaden High-Speed Internet Access

"I'm a bit of acynicon this topic," said Jim McGregor, chief technology strategist at In-Stat "Let's face it -- this is basically a tax that is generating a huge pool ofmoneythat everyone and their grandmother is going to fight over," he told the E-Commerce Times. "History sho...

Can Whitman Pull HP Out of the Muck?

"I'm not sure why the board would choose Meg Whitman, but the first place to look is always at those who ran successful companies," said Jim McGregor, chief technology strategist at In-Stat. "Companies often look for leaders from segments they want their company to succeed in...

Adobe Aims to Keep Flash Shiny With New Version

"The one thing that works well for Adobe is the fact that they've got the best Web authoring tools out there, period," Jim McGregor, a research director at In-Stat, told TechNewsWorld Flash has critical mass, so "it's not going to go down overnight, although we're definitely i...

Google Wallet Opens for Business

"Google needs the support of handset OEMs, wireless carriers, the financial institutions and the physical infrastructure at the store point of purchase, which is the most significant hurdle," Jim McGregor, a research director at In-Stat, told the E-Commerce Times Getting other...

Facebook Rakes In Mountains of Megabucks

"Social networking as a whole is still in its infancy compared to what we could possibly do with it. As this moves from being a communication tool to something more integrated in our lives, maybe combined with e-commerce, mobile devices or an augmented reality, then you can never really predict what's coming next," Jim McGregor, research director at In-Stat, told the E-Commerce Times...

Few Doors Remain Open for Yahoo

"Yahoo still has brand recognition and eyes viewing it. Maybe not as many as before, but they still have eyes," Jim McGregor, chief technology strategist at In-Stat, told the E-Commerce Times As for buyers, does Yahoo have the potential to be spiffed up and set right as a stan...

HP’s Tablet Failure: Big Fun for FOSS Fanatics

"Being able to run Android on TouchPads is about the only thing that will make those tablets usable at last," Jim McGregor, chief technology strategist at In-Stat, told LinuxInsider. "HP was getting TouchPads returned from people who couldn't get them to run apps in the first place."

Mozilla to Enterprise: We Never Meant to Make You Cry

"It's so difficult to separate the consumer from the enterprise these days, especially with the consumerization of IT, that you have to pay attention to both sectors simultaneously," Jim McGregor, chief technology strategist at In-Stat, told LinuxInsider Security Remains the S...

Zuckerberg Finds Friends on Google+

"I think that there is room for other social networking solutions, but they must be differentiated and offer something for specific segments," Jim McGregor, chief technology strategist at In-Stat, told TechNewsWorld. "I know many people who have stopped using Facebook because...

Mozilla and Firefox 5: Upgrade or Die!

"This isn't like Microsoft Office or an operating system, where it makes sense to stay with an earlier version for compatibility or cost reasons," Jim McGregor, chief technology strategist at In-Stat, told TechNewsWorld "You get Mozilla's software for free, and consumers shou...

At 100, IBM Still Wants to Change the World

"I think IBM's future lies in their current areas of strength: systems, software, and services," Jim McGregor, chief technology strategist at In-Stat, told the E-Commerce Times. "However, with increasing competition, IBM must adapt to new segments of the market while continui...

U.S. State Dept. Aims to Bring HotSpots to Political Hot Zones

"It's very possible to do this," Jim McGregor, chief technology strategist at In-Stat, told TechNewsWorld. "All you have to do is create an open network using several hundred WiFi or cellular hotspots that have open access." This move builds upon the use by dissidents in sever...

Growth Frenzy Cools as Facebook Gets Dry Behind the Ears

"Facebook has been growing at such a rapid pace that it eventually would need to slow just because of the enormous numbers required to maintain the same level of growth," Jim McGregor, chief technology strategist at In-Stat, told the E-Commerce Times. "Also, there is naturally going to be some saturation or maturity in certain markets...

Investment Firm Pres. Calls on Microsoft to Boot Ballmer

"Microsoft has missed so many industry changes, you have to begin to wonder if a change in management would make a difference," Jim McGregor, chief technology strategist at In-Stat, told the E-Commerce Times. "The investment in the Nokia partnership probably raised some eyebrows."

Return of PlayStation Network Less Than Triumphant

"Since Japanese companies do exceptionally well -- in terms of business -- within their own borders, I would think that a considerable amount of the data stolen was of Japanese customers," Jim McGregor, chief technology strategist at In-Stat, told the E-Commerce Times. "So, t...

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