Nothing like the pressure of missing a call (my wife’s parents are terribly hard to coordinate with) to really annoy me. I ultimately figured out that skype was also installed as an ‘application’ in the old interface and since I upgraded from a perfectly fine Win7 install, Skype was already there and set to autostart. 30 seconds of frantic clicking and right clicking later I found the skype application and answered the call.

I still have no idea what would happen if I was logged into both at the same time?

What a terric bargain that turned out to be!

I am stupid about entertainment companies. don’t have a clue how to succeed in that business. i would seek counsel from great players in that business — game companies, investors in game companies, film companies, investors in film companies, etc.

It was a very interesting article!! I wonder that whether you think Google is more a software, entertainment, or internet company? And for example, if I want to set up my own entertainment company like a film production company, do you as VC think I should make it as a traditional one or one that is more software-based and is heavy on the digital and tech side? And which one do you think is riskier?

Best
Jamie

My Kindle’s getting toward its end of life (OK, it’s past its end of life since the letters on the keyboard have even worn off) — wondering whether Kindle Paperwhite or iPad Mini Retina when it comes out will be better way to go. Battery life is critical since my Kindle is my go-to when all my other devices run out of juice. What kind of real-life battery life have you had on your Mini?

I’m issued a Dell laptop PC and I currently carry a Blackberry, though we’re slowly moving to iPhones – meaning that by the time I get mine I’ll likely be a rev behind. These devices include all of the security implements that a corporate IT department loves, so if I want to watch what’s on my DVR or check out Guns & Ammo, I have to supplement with additional technology which I supply myself. I travel with my PC, iPad, Kindle, and Blackberry – I feel like I’m back in the military with all the gear in my backpack.

I have an iPad, though all I find it useful for is Web surfing and e-mail – consuming rather than creating. If I want to use MS Office and such, I have to use my PC. I’ve long wished for a tablet that I could, at least, leave with for a meeting or event, and still be able to use spreadsheets and Word, use a thumb drive when I don’t have wireless or 3G/4G access, and maybe use a mouse with, since I still find it more useful than my fat fingers.

From what I see of the Surface, it seems built to fill that need.

Perhaps one day we can find a happy medium between Apple’s elegant “system” approach and Microsoft’s “open” approach. It might allow use of a tablet sized computer fully capable of creating all the content I need, allowing me to access the personal, social, and business applications I regularly use – plus a mobile device/phone for my more portable needs – all synchronized via the cloud.