Last week, we looked at the geeks who created iconic technologies. This week, we examine the executives who pushed those technologies into becoming the basis of some of the largest businesses in the world.

Movers and stinkers from the world of business

Mitchell Baker gives way to John Lilly.

Ed Zander falls on his sword.

Every industry has its share of villains, and the computing world is no different.

Chief Dell blogger dnies claims notebooks with solid state drives break down more often..

Did Microsoft spend too long making Vista, as the chief executive claims? And will things be different with Windows 7?.

Apple has rehired one of the original members of the Newton development team, fuelling reports that the company is planning a tablet launch shortly.

Palm has said that it will be dropping the Windows Mobile operating system in favour of its own webOS platform.

Arpanet scientist warns of coming network crunch.

Over a million downloads so far.

Larry Ellison has lost his position as the most highly compensated company executive in America..

Total open sourcing of Java moves closer.

Use intellectual property to promote growth, not make money.

No digital rights management, but be prepared to pay.

Presidential aide goes public with pay-off allegations.

The technology is there, but the business model is lacking.

From Betamax to Amiga, here's a list of those IT innovations that fell under the bulldozer. Some were cruelly robbed of their advantage, others threw it away with bad management

From the Commodore 64 to Microsoft vs Apple, we take a look at the top 10 fights in technology history.

Some of the people on this list are successful billionaires, Some Nobel prize winners or high-tech nomads. However, some individuals are weird even by geek standards.