Dana Blankenhorn
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The Dana Plan for peeling the layers of health reform
There are costs everyone must bear to stay well. Avoiding them, and evading their message, is what leads to chronic conditions like diabetes and heart disease. The rich also expect a different level of care from poor people, and in the American system they have a right to that. by Dana Blankenhorn
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Intel faces Moore's Second Law
Moore's Second Law. Just as chip density rises exponentially, so does the initial cost of making the chip. It's this law, and its implications, that Intel now has to face in dealing with the 1 billion Euro fine the EU has levied for what it calls willful violations of its competition rules. by...
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Why did no one see through GE 'strategery'?
Had GE put out a press release stating it would do nothing but support open standards in its health IT efforts, and publish its APIs, it would have offered far more in the way of healthy imagination than it did in its entire dog-and-pony show. by Dana Blankenhorn
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Could this swine flu be the vaccine?
The fear of scientists today concerning this flu is that it will mutate further, becoming more deadly, and return with a vengeance this winter. If this happens we may want to track today's sufferers, and see if Dr. Rush was right. by Dana Blankenhorn
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So you're launching this blog from Taiwan?
Ever wonder why this has been the gadget decade? How Apple was able to supply the whole market with its iPod and iPhone while it couldn't supply even one-tenth of it with the Macintosh 20 years ago?The answer is right here. by Dana Blankenhorn
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Why open standards matter
With wireless networks filling apartment blocks, there may be no need for a cloud. The cloud is here, built with open standards. by Dana Blankenhorn
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A netbook in China
Give me the applications I need, give me a Linux that will solve a Windows Netbook's key problems of a slow boot and electrical use, give me a way to add Windows applications later, and I can get a lot of people to switch over. Even if they were forced to buy Windows at retail because Linux was...
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A do it yourself Wi-Fi cloud
With side channel WiFi routers we don't need government or the phone company to build a WiFi cloud. We can do it ourselves, by buying routers with a side channel. by Dana Blankenhorn
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Comdex lives in Taiwan
CompuTex is a complex dance among OEMs and brand-name manufacturers. The former show off what they can do, and look for contracts to do it. The latter have new designs and requirements with them, and are always looking to shave a few dollars off their unit costs. by Dana Blankenhorn
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Microsoft expanding bid in health IT space
Microsoft is serious about serving hospitals, that it is committed to the fight. And if hospitals choose Microsoft's promises over what Cerner and McKesson actually deliver, it could work. by Dana Blankenhorn
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Your Christmas netbook
Two of the coolest netbook trends I found at this show are flash memory and waterproofing. by Dana Blankenhorn
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Taiwan tries to build a big name brand
Today a Taiwanese OEM stepped out of the shadows and began trying to become a big name brand. by Dana Blankenhorn
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China needs air solutions more than we do
You take your life in your hands in Chengdu walking across the street. In Taiwan you take it in your hands walking alongside it, because the air is truly vile. by Dana Blankenhorn
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Signs of recession are subtle in Taiwan
Taiwan has shaken hands with the dragon, and must wonder whether the dragon sees them as partners or lunch. by Dana Blankenhorn
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Taiwan and Computex seek ways out of their box
Taiwan, its tech industry and CompuTex can all feel boxed-in. by Dana Blankenhorn
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Taiwan starts to learn health space
If companies like CipherLab can provide full health IT solutions, whether by buying U.S. software companies or taking a dominant role in partner relations, it will hurt our health IT industry a lot. It could be devastating. by Dana Blankenhorn
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What CompuTex says about our future
What starts in Taiwan will be transformed in America into what we're using by this time next year. This will power our gadgets, dominate our Christmas shopping, become our business essentials. by Dana Blankenhorn
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CompuTex is not Comdex
In computing everything is about building new business models that squeeze out the margins of someone else, capturing them for new players. Someone is going to figure out how to turn CompuTex into Comdex. That someone is going to make a lot of money. by Dana Blankenhorn
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Fingers or thumbs?
If there is a great Chinese conspiracy out there, I doubt it has anything to do with politics or economics. I think it has to do with keyboards. I think they're a nation of thumbers. by Dana Blankenhorn
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What a strong yen did to Akihibara
Losing the danger and dirt, along with the American geek tourists seeking exotic stuff at super-low prices, is not all a bad thing. Japanese moms can send their teenage sons to Akihibara on the subway knowing they are safe. by Dana Blankenhorn
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