Michael Gartenberg is an American technology journalist, analyst and blogger. He is a former Apple Inc. employee,Longtime Tech Industry Analyst Michael Gartenberg Joins Apple, forbes.com, May 22 2013 and was previously a Research Director at Gartner,Michael Gartenberg, Mar 22, 2010 focussed on the world of the interconnected consumer.
Gartenberg now writes as Analyst-in-Residence for imore.com.
Work After a 10-year absence, Gartenberg re-joined Gartner in 2010.Gartenberg bio at Gartner.com He previously worked as a partner at Altimeter Group,Who Is Michael Gartenberg?, altimetergroup.com, 12 May 2009 as Vice President of Strategy and Analysis at Interpret, LLC,Who Is Michael Gartenberg?, gartenblog.net, 12 May 2009 and as a vice president at Jupiter Research.
Gartenberg had an aborted employment with Microsoft.Microsoft Hires Michael Gartenberg as New Evangelist, Feb 15, 2007 He was hired in February 2007 with the job title "Enthusiast Evangelist" to publicize Windows VistaEvangelist Gartenberg back to being analyst, March 7, 2007Michael Gartenberg. Microsoft’s 801st evangelist, Feb 15, 2007 but left after three weeks in March 2007, returning to his former job at Jupiter Research."Gartenberg Quits Microsoft, Returns to Jupiter"
Gartenberg also contributes to many media outlets. He has monthly online columns in ComputerworldColumnists Michael Gartenberg, 12 May 2009 and Macworld and a weekly online column on Engadget. He previously wrote a weekly column for SlashGear.Michael Gartenberg Weekly Column on SlashGear, 08 July 2009
In October 2007, regarding a potential Microsoft Windows competitor, Linux, he wrote "Linux still doesn't make it on desktop.... For now and the foreseeable future, it's going to remain a Microsoft world. Linux still isn't the answer."Linux Still Doesn't Make it On Desktop, Gartenberg, Oct 01, 2007 Gartenberg repeated the claim in an opinion piece published in March 2010, wherein he denied that use of a free operating system significantly reduces cost of computer ownership.
In July 2009, Google announced the development of an operating system for netbooks, ChromeOS, due for release in late 2010. Gartenberg opined "Chrome OS is not a threat to Windows.... By creating of lot of Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt this morning... they hope to take the attention and luster off of [Microsoft] Windows 7"Chrome OS is not a threat to Windows, Gartenberg, July 08, 2009 and "... history doesn't run in favour of Chrome OS's principles".Google's new platform Chrome aims to show Microsoft's Windows the door, Guardian, July 08, 2009
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