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David Coursey

Editor-at-Large David Coursey is a veteran technology journalist with more than 25-years’ experience writing about business and consumer computing. Contact him at david@coursey.com.

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Universal Windows, free Windows and whether they matter

NEWS By DAVID COURSEY12 YEARS AGO

Sure, Microsoft’s announcement of a universal Windows development platform got lots of applause at its developer conference last week. Likewise its free licensing of Windows for devices with screens smaller than 9-inches.  But, does this really matter? And, if so, where and …

Don’t hire a CDO for the wrong reasons

NEWS By DAVID COURSEY12 YEARS AGO

If it isn’t already, one of the newest corporate status symbols will soon be the appointment of a Chief Data Officer. Many of those making the appointments won’t know exactly what a CDO does, which is still a bit all over the …

Windows Phone 8.1 won’t scare Apple, maybe it should

NEWS By DAVID COURSEY12 YEARS AGO

Joe Belfiore puts on a good show. The Microsoft corporate VP who introduced Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows Update 8.1 this morning at the Build developer conference is as good as any TV infomercial pitchman you’ve ever seen. Like many others, I …

Why CIO and CDO must be separate jobs

NEWS By DAVID COURSEY12 YEARS AGO

I’ll start with what might pass for a joke. How do you tell a CDO from a CIO? It’s easy, just ask them, “Are you a Chief Data Officer?” The CIO will answer, “No, but I wish I was” where the CDO will …

Is it too late for Cisco in the cloud?

NEWS By DAVID COURSEY12 YEARS AGO

A billion dollars sounds like a lot of money. And it is. Yet, when Cisco says its going to spend $1 billion over the next two years to get into the cloud business, I wonder who they think they are kidding? Does …

Paid Dropbox a ripoff? Google a best buy?

NEWS By DAVID COURSEY12 YEARS AGO

I love Dropbox, so the above headline was a hard one for me to write. In the past, I have referred enough friends to the service that my 1GB free account has grown to 9GB and is always very full. My Microsoft …

Can third-parties save Google Docs and Sheets?

NEWS By DAVID COURSEY12 YEARS AGO

I remember a time when cloud-based Google Apps were supposedly poised to give Microsoft Office a run for its money. When Google was trumpeting supposed big wins getting Google Docs into corporations and government, and getting Microsoft out. Whatever happened to that? …

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