Author: michael_msft

GM Microsoft for Startups APAC

Waiting for Disney

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I have kids and I like old Disney movies so I am excited to try Disney+ but I can’t.

The way they have launched shows you the technical prowess that Netflix has over all these guys. It’s silly to me that Disney can’t go global from day 1 and even their 3 country launch was plagued by scale issues. 

Regardless, people want that product. I know I do.

Right now I use Netflix and Prime Video but will add Disney and maybe, but not sure – HBO.

What I am loving about Prime Video is that all the subtitles are always available regardless of my region. I absolutely hate how Netflix bounds subs to the region – which is silly given people live all around the world in countries they are not from. I wish they would fix this.

Good times if you love to watch stuff – I am digging the new Carnival Row show on Prime for example.

(LINK) Police Shut Down Thailand’s Most Popular Pirate Site Following Hollywood Request – TorrentFreak

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Jon covered this in the newsletter – http://atr.asiatechreview.com/issues/asia-tech-review-11-november-2019-209768

One of the video pirate sites was shut down.

Police Shut Down Thailand’s Most Popular Pirate Site Following Hollywood Request – TorrentFreak

What I am always surprised is how this is allowed to keep running – and it makes money too.

http://seesantv.com

One trick they employ is you can’t see it in Thailand.

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Singapore :: A local’s guide to Singapore – The Washington Post

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This year marks my 20th in Asia. Yeah – I’m old.

In 1999 I started a short term stint in Hong Kong working for BEA Systems (bought by Oracle). Originally I was with WebLogic which was bought by BEA. See how that works? I assumed maybe a few years to learn about Asia, study Chinese and then get back to California. Right…

I did 4 plus years in Hong Kong, spent some time in Beijing, moved to Bangkok for 5 years and then found myself in Singapore.

During my BEA years I would travel weekly in Asia and would find myself in Singapore every other month or so. I will admit then to not really liking it but hey, I was living in Hong Kong and at that time of my life it would be tough to beat Hong Kong. 

However now I find myself much older, raising a family and want to focus on my career. For all of those goals, I find Singapore tough to beat. My kids are in the public schools, I am a PR (ogling to be a citizen), and the tech scene here is awesome.

I imagine I will be here for many more years and then maybe somewhere else in the world that I have never lived in.

For now though, Singapore is home and I dig it.

The link below is a pretty good read for stuff to do and see if you have not been to Singapore much or didn’t know about these places.

A local’s guide to Singapore – The Washington Post