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Larry Ellison: Behind the Kimono

in News on December 2, 2010 at 10:25 am PT

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has a mythology worthy of Edith Hamilton, full of corporate conquest, danger at sea and the odd fountain of youth quest, so Bloomberg Television’s “Game Changers” feature on him tonight sounds quite promising.

Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch Demos Flash on Tablets and Smartphones (Including the Apple iPhone)

in News on February 17, 2010 at 8:30 am PT

Here is a video I did of Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch in which he demos Flash Player technology on tablets and smartphones, including the Apple iPhone. Adobe has faced criticism over Flash and is under attack by Apple, which is hoping for a world without the ubiquitous video software. Apple CEO Steve Jobs even called the company “lazy.” Will Adobe take that sitting down?

Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch Talks About Apple Insults, Flash's Future and More!

in News on February 17, 2010 at 5:15 am PT

For a man scorned, Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch looked awfully calm on my visit to the software company’s San Francisco HQ yesterday. He could, I suppose, be hopping mad, especially after Apple CEO Steve Jobs publicly dissed Adobe as “lazy” and its Flash software a buggy security nightmare and resource hairball. Apple, ahem, will not be using Flash technology in its new iPad tablet. Still, with new announcements related to smartphones and e-readers, Adobe and Lynch continue to press forward to keep Flash’s future bright.

Some Facebook Apps Are Actually More Equal Than Others

in News on July 22, 2008 at 12:28 pm PT

Tomorrow, when it rolls out its new platform, one of the more interesting pieces of news from Facebook will be its initiative to dub certain of its third-party app developers more special than others. The social-networking site has selected just two, in fact–Causes and iLike–to receive “preferred” status. While BoomTown is unclear as to the details, several sources said that this initiative has to do with developing in a way more in line with the goals of Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg.