Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols has been writing about technology and the business of technology since CP/M-80 was the cutting-edge PC operating system, 300bps was a fast Internet connection, WordStar was the state-of-the-art word processor, and we liked it!

Return-to-office initiatives or stealth layoffs? Why not both?

Killing VMware

Killing VMware

Ever since Broadcom completed its acquisition of VMware last November, customers have been navigating the fallout — and they're not happy.

OpenAI: Copy, steal, paste

OpenAI: Copy, steal, paste

By OpenAI's logic, any work you put online is fair game to be swiped and incorporated into the company's large language models.

Why do companies do holiday layoffs?

Why do companies do holiday layoffs?

For employees laid off when companies downsize in November and December, it’s not the most wonderful time of the year. Enough already!

Windows-as-an-app is coming

Windows-as-an-app is coming

Who needs a Windows PC when you can run the operating system as a desktop-as-a-service on your Chromebook, Linux box, or Mac?

The end of the standalone application

The end of the standalone application

Microsoft has pulled cloud support from Office 2016 and 2019. The day of the standalone software you actually "own" is over.

You're never too old to start a business

Whether that's a good idea is another matter.

Onboarding remote employees doesn't have to be hard

Since not all employees return to the office, companies must onboard remote employees effectively

The working-from-home debate gets old

If your people are happy and productive doing their job from home, let them!

The Windows desktop is dying

But it’s not because of Macs or Linux – it's because Microsoft wants your Windows desktop to live in the cloud.

Should SMBs worry about a recession?

Should SMBs worry about a recession?

In a word, no. Companies that think they have to pull back on investments and cut head count are on the wrong track.

Should SMBs worry about a recession?

In a word, no. Companies that think they have to pull back on investments and cut head count are on the wrong track.

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