"In a way, it’s a bit like if the most popular car in the world were a Lamborghini instead of a mass-market compact."

http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/25/sandbenders/

"#Microsoft is now further along than #Apple and #Google at integrating their mobile and desktop OSes."

http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/24/wait-when-did-microsoft-become-kind-of-cool

"The fact that #Windows 8 bakes in #ads into Microsoft’s Operating System. Shouldn’t this be a big deal or something?"

http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2012/11/24/microsofts-big-windows-8-secret-its-actually-about-advertising/

"Android is still ugly, but it’s much less ugly than it was a few years ago. Google seems to be actively addressing this, and if Apple isn’t worried, they should be."

http://bgr.com/2012/11/23/apple-criticism-web-services

"When you buy a TV, you’re not buying it for the frame around it, it’s the content, it’s the screen."

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/21/qa-motorola-jim-wicks/

"A big problem with touchscreens right now is that they are very simplistic, relative to the capability of our hands"

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21628916.200-knuckles-and-nails-get-invite-to-the-touchscreen-party.html

"Microsoft must move beyond the desktop as the smartphone and tablet markets expand. But the company should make this transition by leveraging rather than destroying the Windows ecosystem."

http://www.technologyreview.com/view/507746/what-sinofskys-departure-suggests-about-the-current-state-and-likely-future-of-microsoft/

"Some of the most successful companies in business today are known for tackling difficult creative challenges by first asking, How might we [...]"

http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/09/the_secret_phrase_top_innovato.html

"In a world of app prosperity, the most prosperous technology companies will be the ones that understand that being able to build their products is only a single step in a much longer journey."

http://allthingsd.com/20121120/app-prosperity/

"It kind of doesn’t matter how successful Surface is. But it does matter a lot if Windows 8 is successful."

http://allthingsd.com/20121120/reed-hastings-on-microsoft-watch-windows-8-not-surface/

"Part of the problem with being an upstart platform is that without genuine developer momentum, its hard to find developers with real abilities willing to craft really excellent apps."

http://mashable.com/2012/11/20/living-with-lumia-day-7/