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Growth Project Manager Erin Teague Leaves Path For Quora
Erin Teague, a project manager for growth at Path, is leaving for the same position at Quora, as first reported by AllThingsD’s Liz Gannes.
At Quora, Teague replaces Andrew Johns, whose Twitter handle is amusingly @ibringtraffic. Johns left in July to become an entrepreneur-in-residence at Greylock Partners.
No word yet on who will replace Teague at Path, but they will face interesting challenges. We’ve heard mixed reports on Path’s growth, although the company proudly announced last week that the app is now opened over a billion times a month.
I’ve reached out to Path for comment, but haven’t heard back yet.
It’s official – I’m joining @Quora!! Incredible team. Meaningful mission. I couldn’t be more excited to get started!! pic.twitter.com/pRnEIR9ODG
— Erin Teague (@ErinTeague) August 23, 2013
Google Glass Isn't Coming To Best Buy Next Year, And It Won't Cost $299
Even though Google Glass is out in the wild and on the heads of around 10,000 people, there are still plenty of questions about it. For a long time now, we’ve heard that Glass would retail for $299. And earlier this week, unofficial Glass evangelist Robert Scoble put a bit more oil on the fire when he wrote on Google+ that Best Buy would rent out 6,000 square feet inside each one of its stores to Google to showcase Glass.
All of that sounds great — even though 6,000 square feet sounds like quite a lot — but Google’s Chris Dale, who runs comms for Google Glass, today put those rumors to an end. In a tweet, he noted that Glass isn’t coming to Best Buy in 2014, and that it won’t cost $299. We have verified with Dale that this is, indeed, his tweet and account. It wasn’t hacked.
Google Glass not coming to Best Buy in 2014… oh, and it won't be $299 either. #factcheck—
Chris Dale (@cadale) August 23, 2013
So there you have it. Obviously, this could mean that Glass will cost $298 or $599, but it’s definitely not coming to Best Buy anytime soon. For now, it’s pretty clear that Google wants to control the Glass sales experience from top to bottom. The company has rented out space in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles for people to pick up their Glass. It’s not clear if it will continue to rent these spaces once it starts selling Glass, but there is no reason to believe that it won’t.
Best Buy already features dedicated store-within-a-store areas for selling Apple products and recently added Microsoft mini-stores, too. Google’s Chromebooks also get some shelf space in most stores.
As for the price, there is really no way of knowing how much Google will charge. I’d actually be surprised if Google knew. The $299 price tag always felt a bit low, given that the developer version is going for $1,499 now. But if Google kept the same hardware, it could even go for as little as $199 next year, or the company could decide to go much higher. It’s very unlikely we’ll find out before the end of the year, but that won’t keep us from trying to find out. For now, the $299 rumor can be put to rest, though.
Image credit: Robert Scoble on Google+
Inside Ballmer's Exit And Who Definitely Won't Be Microsoft's Next CEO
Today Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced that he will retire in the next 12 months. His successor is not known, but the move marks the end of an era in technology, as Ballmer himself has become a controversial stalwart in the sector.
The stock market rewarded the company with a 7.29 percent bump in its share price following the news. However, Ballmer’s final years at the company have been marked with change. Windows 8, Windows Phone, Azure, and other new products have reformed Microsoft’s software lineup. Executive exits, a re-org, and a shift in business model have remade the company, at least in theory.
During his stretch as CEO, Ballmer has overseen a company that has weathered internal gridlock and market woes. That said, the last few years of Microsoft history have been turbulent. And perhaps turbulent in a way that is good for the firm.
My good friend and colleague Frederic Lardinois and I sat down to talk over the news. Have a view:
Top Image Credit: Luc Van Braekel
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