Gregory Scoblete

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The Paperless Office (For Real This Time)

Debunking the myth of the “paperless office” is something of a cottage industry for printer companies. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard the phrase brought up, only to have this or that executive note gleefully that the doomsayers of paper turned out to be full of it – we’re printing more than ever!   Well, here comes the Economist... More

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Judge on Petters: ‘One of the Greatest Frauds in American History’

The judge overseeing the Petters case had some words for the former CEO: "He had control of billions of dollars. He was involved with hugely complex business deals. He was accustomed to making grandiose schemes work," U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Keyes said in a ruling he read from the bench. "He’s facing a very, very long prison sentence — perhaps for the rest of his... More

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Petters and the Future of Polaroid

Just to move the ball down the field a bit from what we reported in this week’s print issue , apparently Polaroid execs are huddling at the (besieged) Petters HQ for strategy talks. First, here’s Doug Kelley, a Minneapolis attorney and court-appointed receiver in the Petters case. He has the authority to manage the Petters companies with court approval: "We are in the... More

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The Lies Of Big Content

How many jobs are lost due to piracy? Not as many as you’ve been told.   Julian Sanchez lowers the boom on Big Content:   “If you pay any attention to the endless debates over intellectual property policy in the United States , you’ll hear two numbers invoked over and over again, like the stuttering chorus of some Philip Glass opera: 750,000 and... More

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No Takers on HP Cam Biz

Last year, HP announced that it was pulling out of the digital camera business to focus on printing.   The original plan was to have an OEM in place by the first half of 2008 that would carry on the business. That hasn’t happened yet, according to a company spokesperson, and is unlikely to happen this year. According to the spokesperson, HP has shipped the last of its digital... More