I’m listening to the “Video Gang” edition of the Gillmor Gang while I watch my fantasy football team continue its downward spiral. It’s time for my first mashup.
Mark Benioff of Salesforce.com is the guest. This part is sort of boring, although the net profit vs revenue analysis could, and should, be applied to many other companies.
Chad Johnson (Bengals), who used to be on my team, already has 10 points (fantasy football points are a combination of yards and TDs) in the first 5 minutes of the 1st quarter. I should have protected him in the expansion draft. I think he has lots more net profit than Salesforce.com. But Mark sounds like a much nicer guy, although he is slamming Microsoft the way Chad slams other teams.
One problem with the Gillmor Gang is that I can’t always tell who’s talking. Someone is asking Mark some good questions, but I don’t know who- maybe Dan Farber.
Chester Taylor (Vikings) just scored a TD for me. I am getting really bored with all this Salesforce talk. Drew Brees (Saints) just scored a TD for the other team. I’m winning 23-9 early.
Steve Gillmor says that Microsoft Office is dead. Mark thinks it is too. One of the gang (again, I can’t tell who) put a bullet between the eyes of this argument by talking about the tremendous amount of revenue generated by Office compared to zero generated by the online office applications.
I think hell will freeze over before the majority of big non-tech business, accounting firms, law firms and hospitals move their data online. Office could be a lot better, but it’s not dead. Sorry guys. In the alternate universe where I am a Gillmor Gang participant, we would be arguing about this issue right now.
The Ravens, my defense, just gave up a TD (which makes me lose some of my points). My lead has shrunk to 15-9. Not looking good.
I’ve heard all I want to hear about Salesforce.com. Can we get back to the free-for-all Gillmor Gang please? One gang member is asking some hard questions. It sounds like several members are just listening. Even Jason Calacanis is quiet.
Marc Bulger (Rams), my QB, has 0 points at the end of the 1st quarter. He used to be good for 25-30 points a game. I need him to get it together. On the other hand, Lee Evans (Bills), who I dropped to the waiver wire, has 33 points in the 2nd quarter. That’s never been done before. He plays for the same guy who has Chad Johnson. That pisses me off.
Finally, we’re done with Salesforce.com. Looks like Jason hung up, because he didn’t answer the bell (he may have been writing his resignation letter to AOL). It sounds like Lou Reed, who I sort of like, played a short set at the Web 2.0 conference, and got irritated that people were talking during the songs.
The gang talks about Bill Gates for a while and then it’s over.
It was not classic Gillmor Gang, but it was still fairly interesting. I prefer the free-for-all segments where the guys toss out topics and then debate them.
I hope this wasn’t the last Gillmor Gang.
I also hope my team rallies. I’m losing 26-19 at the moment.
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