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I think that's Ron's take on irony.

I think...

Hi Charis

This is great to hear.

I knew there were innovators out there. Good to get an Australian/NZ perspective too. Personally, I'm inevitably a bit UK/US centric but always eager to compare how regions and cultures are embracing these technologies at different speeds and in different ways.

Pete

Here's an outrageous idea. Did you ever consider that maybe Open XML just won the vote?

Then again its probably better copy to feed the myth that any extra votes were swung by personal calls from Elvis and/or Princess Diana, and its all part of a plot being hatched on a Grassy Knoll just outside Redmond.

So, a device that 'can't get a signal in my flat', is a 'rubbish' music player and has a 'fiddly' keyboard, gets 8/10?

But you didn't mention its other major attribute, the ease with which almost anyone - 25% of all iPhone users at latest count - can hack into it - http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=144392

Sramana Mitra has a good follow up to her review of HP's results -  in it she also emphasizes the significance of the contribution from Emerging Markets http://sramanamitra.com/2008/01/17/trend-radar-2008-emerging-markets/

"...a vast morgue, where famished dogs may range in packs - the most uninviting landscape on earth"

Ah, yes. I've been to the exhibition halls too

At the risk of pointing the finger as to the likely nationality of these squirrels - the BBC recently ran a story - British Blamed for Basra Badgers - containing this wonderful quote from representative of HM forces:

'UK military spokesman Major Mike Shearer said: "We can categorically state that we have not released man-eating badgers into the area.'

Of course you would... as Rob Liddle entertainingly points out in his Spectator column:

"After all, Wolff-Olins are the people who almost destroyed Abbey National with what was described as the most catastrophic rebranding in corporate history — and they charged the company an ‘initial’ fee of £11 million for the privilege of so doing."

Full story at http://www.spectator.co.uk/the-magazine/features/31659/you-get-the-olympic-logo-you-deserve.thtml

Oh come on, cut him some slack.

Tom Glocer's blog may not be as slick as Tom Peters! but its a lot more authentic. 

Most people cannot stand slick 'CEO' blogs that originate from inside corporate PR machines., so give Tom some credit for his own DIY approach.

It says to me that Tom 'gets it' which puts him in the minority among CEOs but may explain why Reuters is an increasingly interesting company to track in relation to social media related strategies.

Blog on, Tom.