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Humus Manifesto and Shakshuka Reality

By Kfir Pravda | Published: July 18, 2010
Image by STML via Flickr Michael Eisenberg, an Israeli VC, wrote two thought provoking posts about the way the government  invest properly in Israeli High Tech. From Microsoft and .Net monopoly through iPad banning, to poor distribution of CSO funds, our government neglects the important aspects of maintaining Israel’s technological leadership. Though not a VC, [...]
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The Myth of Openness- Response to O’Reilly

By Kfir Pravda | Published: April 18, 2010
Image by . SantiMB . via Flickr Apple is continuously  under fire for lack of openness. Once the industry’s underdog, as it’s market power grows, Apple slowly becoming the target of many attacks, the latest one from Tim O’Reilly. Interestingly enough, Apple never claimed to be open. Or nice. Apple claimed one thing only – [...]
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Last Chance to be in Think Next 2010

By Kfir Pravda | Published: April 12, 2010
I’ve written about this event here – and you should be there. I know I will. And because I’d like to see you, here are some last minute codes for free exclusive invitation: TN67BL1;TN68BL2;TN69BL3;TN70BL4 Each code is limited for 1o invitations only, and some of them were already used – so time is NOT on [...]
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Come to ThinkNext2010 (with Promo Codes)

By Kfir Pravda | Published: April 1, 2010
Image via CrunchBase Yes, I know, I am an Apple fan promoting a Microsoft‘s event, but this one is different… Last year, Think Next was an awesome event – covering innovation, startups and keynote from thought leaders. This year the Microsoft guys are planning an even more exciting event, with Craig Mundie as a keynote [...]
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Apple, Adobe, HTML 5, Flash and Standards

By Kfir Pravda | Published: February 21, 2010
Image via Wikipedia Apple doesn’t like Flash. We know that already. Steve Jobs recently called Adobe lazy, and we all know that iPhone and iPad doesn’t support Flash. But the story is a bit more complex than that. Apple’s opposition to Adobe is linked to HTML 5 – an open standard that would enable developers [...]
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