Taking computers where you couldn’t previously take computers

Last night I was lucky enough to be invited to talk about Sony ditching its VAIO brand on Radio 4′s The World Tonight.

Before I left, I took some notes in Evernote so that if needed I could refer to specific facts and figures. (The fact, by the way, that the presenter David Eades and the producer were bowled over by was that each PC sold by a major OEM only adds $15 to their operating profit.)

When I was driving down there, one thing occurred. If I had taken notes on a PC, I likely wouldn’t hav...