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- The Netbooks are coming: Laptop cannibalization today; Smartphone war tomorrow?
- The Netbooks are coming: Laptop cannibalization today; Smartphone war tomorrow?Netbooks and SmartphonesThose keyboards on the smartphones are just too small for me to use effectively. I'll take a netbook and a cheap cellphone.RE: The Netbooks are coming: Laptop cannibalization today; Smartphone war tI still see netbooks and smartphones as...
- Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Notebooks, Handhelds, Netbooks, Laptop cannibalization, cannibalization, Smartphone, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2008-06-03
- My jaded take on the wireless VoIP-cell cannibalization issue
- Cannibalism is the act of eating another member of the same species.Humans used to do it. Many animals still do. And maybe even cell phone companies, especially when those same companies also offer wireless VoIP.An article on the IT news service Wireless NewsFactor raised that possibility yesterday. The piece described...
- Tags: cannibalization, wireless
- Blog posts 2005-03-15
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- SAP unplugged: Vishal Sikka and John Schwarz on deck
- Jeff Nolan and Vinnie Mirchandani have done a sterling job in reporting our meeting Vishal Sikka, SAP's CTO and John Schwarz, executive board member in charge of BusinessObjects. To my eternal shame, I was asleep for most of the meeting with Vishal having completely miscalculated the effects of jetlag, turning...
- Tags: SAP AG, Leadership, Financial Planning, Management, Finance, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-07-27
- SAP to bounce?
- Larry Dignan pinged me to say the financial analysts are showing renewed interest in SAP with several positive comments on the likely outcome to its Q2 results, due for release on July, 29th: That take is a mixed bag in the things are less worse camp. The biggest argument...
- Tags: NetSuite Inc., SAP AG, Tools & Techniques, Cloud Computing, Financial Planning, Enterprise Software, Management, Finance, Software, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-07-09
- Dell's major units take first quarter hits; IT demand indicators 'remain mixed'
- Dell's major units take first quarter hits; IT demand indicators 'remain mixed'Wow!I don't like Dell, but those are horrible numbers.Where is all that government stimulus money?How does Dell compare to Apple these days?Forget market share.How does Dell compare in terms of Net Profit Dollars?The embarrassing part is that Dell has...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Supply chain management (SCM), Desktops, Sales strategy, information technology, Dell Computer Corp., Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-05-28
- RIM beats Apple in one-hit wonder quarter. What's next?
- From what the numbers show, RIM's buy-one-get-one-free Blackberry promotion was a first quarter smash, sending consumer sales figures skyrocketing past the competition - namely, the iPhone. Techmeme Now what? Don't get me wrong. This is a good thing for RIM - and Verizon. Market research firm NPD Group...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Research In Motion Ltd., Apple Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-05-04
- No Twitter blasts from Apple shareholder's meeting?
- As I type this, Apple is hosting its annual shareholder's meeting, where one of the topics of discussion is likely focused on the health of CEO Stave Jobs and a succession plan for the company if Jobs is unable to return to work in June. Jobs' absence from the meeting...
- Tags: Shareholder, Apple iPhone, Job, Health Care, Apple Inc., Twitter, Recruitment & Selection, Financial Accounting, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Finance, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-02-25
- Chip obstacles, Snow Leopard holding up next-gen iMac
- Chip obstacles, Snow Leopard holding up next-gen iMacttRE: Chip obstacles, Snow Leopard holding up next-gen iMacNext to last paragraph, "Finally, suggested one more..," who suggested? DigiTimes or Wu? As to the point, whoever made it, I don't think I buy it. Let's assume a hatebois point of view, i.e., Apple...
- Tags: Desktops, Snow Leopard, Chip obstacle, Apple iMac, chip
- Discussion threads 2009-01-26
- Intel: Netbooks incremental to notebooks for now
- Intel says that netbook sales aren't eating into notebook sales yet and appear to be add-on devices. However, the data is far from conclusive so far. On the chip giant's fourth quarter earnings conference call (Techmeme, my analysis), Intel CEO Paul Otellini was asked the question most...
- Tags: Notebook, Netbook, Intel Corp., Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Sales Strategy, Hardware, Sales, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-01-16
- How Microsoft blew the keyword business; And how you still can't count Redmond out
- Microsoft had its Google killer in 2000, but killed the project before it got rolling. Why? Worries about cannibalization. The Wall Street Journal has an interesting tale of Microsoft's miscues on the search front. The gist: [Microsoft CEO Steve] Ballmer is expected in the coming months...
- Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Overture Services Inc., Cannibalization Worry, Search, Channel Management, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-01-16
- Intel: The industry is 'resetting;' Quarter weak; Inventory swells
- Updated: How bad is business in the PC industry? Intel reported a dreadful fourth quarter and CEO Paul Otellini told analysts on a conference call that it was "only the second time in 20 years where revenues declined in the fourth quarter from third quarter. Last time was 2000." Nevertheless,...
- Tags: Finance, Intel Corp., Larry Dignan, Operational Accounting, Paul Otellini, Revenue
- Blog posts 2009-01-15
- Dell: How bad is it?
- Dell's fiscal third quarter isn't expected to be pretty. The only real question is where Dell's quarter falls on the ugly scale. The company's first shot at an outlook for the quarter unraveled just a few weeks later amid weak PC demand. And when Dell reports earnings...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Sales Strategy, Desktops, Sales, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- NBC To Internet: TV Is Still King
- If NBC had to choose a single platform on which to base its business for the next five years, it wouldn't be the Internet or mobile phones. "Sorry, guys, it would be television,'' the president of NBC Universal research said Monday. That is the conclusion of NBC's...
- Tags: Home Entertainment, Internet, NBC Universal Inc., Olympic Games, Personal Technology, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld, Tv & Home Theater, TVs
- Blog posts 2008-09-22
- Michael Dell: Telcos may subsidize netbooks to sell 3G
- Dell CEO Michael Dell said he expects netbooks to eventually be subsidized by wireless telecom carriers that would sell the devices along with 3G service. The comments, made at the Citigroup Technology Conference on Wednesday, could shed some light on Dell's strategy as it announces a new...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Telecommunications Company, 3G, Mergers & Acquisitions, Telecom & Utilities, Corporate Law, Cellular Phones, Telecommunications, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-03
- Intel's roadmap comes into focus: Can rivals respond?
- Intel's developer forum in San Francisco has more than its share of chest thumping and as the roadmap comes into focus you really wonder how competitors will respond. To be sure, Intel won't have a cakewalk, but it's making a lot of waves, creating new markets (Netbooks...
- Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Chip, Atom, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-20
- Microsoft Equipt: student productivity rise likely?
- Probably not. But it's not a bad thing Microsoft have done, and it really shows that they're committed to this "student malarkey" we have going. Today, they announced that project "Albany", now called Microsoft Equipt, has been released into the wild, for the masses who want an all-round suite of...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Corp., OneCare, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Operating Systems, Software, Office Suites, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- News to know: Apple; AMD; Metasploit; Yahoo; Open SUSE
- Notable headlines: Jason O'Grady: Wagering on WWDC 2008 TUAW: Rumor: Mac OS X 10.6 to debut at WWDC 08? News.com: Third-party iPhone applications to arrive Monday Tech Trader Daily: How Big Is The Potential Market For the Apple iPhone? ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., SuSE, E-TEN, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets
- Blog posts 2008-06-04
- The Netbooks are coming: Laptop cannibalization today; Smartphone war tomorrow?
- The message out of Computex this week is loud and clear: The Netbooks are coming. Intel is touting its Atom processor. Acer is on the board with its Aspire one. Microsoft is adapting Windows to the Netbook market. Nvidia says Netbooks will be graphics intensive. The big question: Are buyers...
- Tags: Computex, Device, Acer Inc., Smartphone, Laptop Computer, Netbooks, Computing Device, Smart Phones, Microsoft Windows, Notebooks, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-06-03
- In search of: Startups that could upend Google and Microsoft
- In search of: Startups that could upend Google and MicrosoftWrite In: powerset.com ntntThe ByBlog tabI was surprised to encounter listings of the most recent title behind this tab. Given the tone in which this feature's return was requested, why not highlight this achievement at the top of the main...
- Tags: Wiki, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-23
- My OS is the best OS because ...
- My OS is the best OS because ...I stick with Dos 6.6rotflThat's because linux users are too busyrecompiling their kernels. Ha!this looks like another flamebait article to me.OK, OK....Ubuntu 8.04 is the best OS. Because it's easy, secure, stable, easy on the resources and free.Tip: for the time being, I...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linux User, Ubuntu 8.04, operating system, Linux, Microsoft Windows 98, Gentoo
- Discussion threads 2008-05-06
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