By Julie Blaustein
CNET hosted Lunch 2.0 with a question and answer session with Mary Jo Foley. She has been covering the tech industry for 25 years for a number of publications including her blog. She recently came out with her book, Microsoft 2.0, How Microsoft Plans to Stay Relevant in Post-Gates Era. which covers the future of Microsoft. Dan Farber, who was named Editor-in-chief of CNET’s news.com in February, was not at a loss of questions with his in depth knowledge of technology from being in the industry as long as Microsoft.
Mary Jo Foley and her new book, Microsoft 2.0
What happened to Microsoft? Mary Jo is not thrilled about Microsoft losing its stature as The Champion, but she does have lots of thoughts about its future, in fact an entire book on it. One of her main concerns is the lack of leadership at Microsoft now, both technical and spiritual. Her belief is it will only become worst once Bill Gates officially steps down. The lack of innovation and success that is apparent with its launching of products such as Zune, Vista, Tablet PC and SharePoint that provide glaring examples of the need for Microsoft to refocus on new, invigorated leadership. I am looking forward to reading her book and learning what insights she has for Microsoft’s future saga.
After the Q&A and book signing, there was a fantastic lunch provided in CNET’s courtyard on a rare, San Francisco sunny afternoon. A big thank you to CNET’s BNET who is hosting a Speaker Series. They are the go-to-place for management information. If you do have a chance to get away for lunch, I recommend attending future Lunch 2.0′s that are found in both Palo Alto and in San Francisco at hosting companies. You can join the group on Facebook at or learn more about it here.
I will leave you with this YouTube Video; The Party is Over or is it?
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Discussion
Great writeup Julie. I hear BNET may be doing more of these this summer.