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Bill Gates announces the ‘Breakthrough Energy Coalition’ | EurActiv

December 1, 2015 By in Business Administration, Energy Policy, Fiscal Policy, People, Politics, Science, US Election Tags: , , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

EurActiv reports that as COP21 opened in Paris, Bill Gates announced the “Breakthrough energy coalition” uniting the efforts of two dozens of other billionaire philanthropists such as Richard Branson, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos to sponsor energy that doesn’t produce carbon.

Source: Bill Gates announces the ‘Breakthrough Energy Coalition’ | EurActiv

Personally, I’m all for a cleaner planet and protecting the environment but the devil is in the detail. Let’s see what emerges from COP21. The LA Times has already claimed the victory as an Obama success.

Thoughts?

 

IBM Is Dow Average’s Worst Performer Again – Businessweek

January 14, 2015 By in Accountability, Business Administration, Business Strategy, Business Transformation, IT Strategy, People Tags: Leave a comment

This is a very powerful series of charts from Businessweek. It’s a must-read. Check it out!

via IBM Is Dow Average’s Worst Performer Again – Businessweek.

I’m old enough to remember when technology professionals recommended “Big Blue” to play safe. Of course, that was the old IBM which we all admired.

These days IBM is a hotchpotch of service businesses, cobbled together. IBM is like a giant sausage machine – sadly, customers seem subordinated.

It’s time for the financial markets do do their magic on IBM. I wonder when hedge-funds will start selling short on IBM? Speculators will argue that the parts are worth more than the whole – time for financial dismemberment…

Thoughts?