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Windows 10 S: The End of Free Range Software

Microsoft wants this on your plate but not in your computer The high-tech industry is full of people opposed to GMOs and in favor of free range chickens, but when it comes to software, putting code in cages is currently all the rage. What we tend to think of as the modern software industry started in the 70s with the introduction of such units as the Apple II, Commodore PET,  Atari, Radio Shack’s Tandy systems and others. Software was sold to the masses in a physical package that typically consisted of a box, documentation, and the software itself, which was

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Shaun Russell Rocks SaaS Product Management Like It’s 1999

Shaun Russell Goes Future to the Back A few weeks ago  I received a mailing from, I think, the BPMA (Boston Product Management Association) whose main headline was a link to a video entitled Things Nobody Told Me About Being a Product Manager given by a nice looking fellow of the name Shaun Russell, who, judging by his accent, is of British extraction and is currently a PM at an online website called the Outfittery. The website’s SaaS business model is based around consulting with an online stylist who periodically sends you clothing they’ve picked out for you best on

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