3 posts and columns on Rob Enderle

Salesforce.com CEO on Microsoft Suit: What’d You Expect From a Patent Troll?

in News on May 25, 2010 at 2:45 pm PT

Microsoft’s patent infringement suit against Salesforce.com has drawn a scathing response from Marc Benioff, the customer relationship management software provider’s mercurial CEO. During a company conference in Singapore, Benioff slagged the software giant for filing the suit, branding it a patent troll.

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Nobody messes with anyone in the tech industry the way Apple has messed with Microsoft. It’s the first time I’ve ever seen a major national campaign that disparages a competitor, and the competitor just sits back and takes it. If somebody tried to do that to Oracle, you wouldn’t be able to find the body.”

–Analyst Rob Enderle on Apple’s “I’m a Mac, You’re a Dork” campaign

Oh My God. You Retired Kenny!

in News on April 26, 2007 at 5:31 pm PT

What gets me out of bed and into the office every day is the thought of Ken Kutaragi’s resignation letter, framed, hanging next to my desk.” – Xbox chief J Allard Looks like Allard will never get that resignation letter, but perhaps he can make due with a press release.