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Monthly Archives: August 2011
A ‘Chained’ Reaction.
Skype’s announcement of their GroupMe purchase essentially means that Microsoft owns both now (right?) Interestingly enough; little and/or no mention of the ultimate reality is that Redmond just scored another company by extension. And, it’ll be interesting to see how … Continue reading
The Good Fight.
Okay; so what if Google’s purchase of Motorola’s Mobile Division e.g., their handset capabilities amounts to essentially buying it for their patents (according to countless experts and commentary via the blogosphere, etc.) That said; perhaps there’s more than just that? … Continue reading
Fire-sale Prices, Here!
HP’s restructuring announcement and follow-on fire-sale of their (doomed) TouchPad are clear examples of what happens to a firm (in any given market segment) that loses their way via M&A’s; hubris; bad timing and a monolithic culture that’s resistant to … Continue reading
Ouch!
Long gone are the days when the biggest obstacle at Hewlett-Packard was a lock that kept someone out of a storage closet (that according to urban legend was broken by one of the two namesakes of the firm in order … Continue reading
‘McBrain’
Big Blue aka IBM has reported developing the world’s first microprocessor that’s akin to the human brain (in many of the ways that it functions) as it looks like artificial intelligence has advanced another step… Congrats and/or ________ is in … Continue reading
A Public Downside.
A S. Korean attorney’s mission to sue Apple over privacy issues just proves one thing (among perhaps many): noteworthy or not; some people are never going to be completely satisfied… no matter the degree(s) that any given company works towards … Continue reading
No Alternative?
A lot is being / has been made about Google’s purchase of Motorola’s patents regarding cellular technology (aside from the hardware expertise the firm also acquired within their, now-former, mobile division) including how this move might drive developers to more … Continue reading
A Line Crossed?
In yet another hacking incident, the (San Francisco Bay Area) BART system was struck by hackers whereas some of their subscriber’s personal information was publicly exposed. Granted; there’s a pro and con argument to both sides of this equation (which … Continue reading
Not Done Yet?
Clearly, Nokia is; has and continues to get hammered within the global smartphone market as firms such as Apple (obviously) Samsung and HTC, etc. (due to the rise of the Android OS) erode their (now former) market dominance. Yet; the … Continue reading
The Post-PC World.
If it is indeed true the era of the PC has come to an end… it can be added to the list of the typewriter; vinyl (records) tubes and the Walkman as but a few of the once ‘cutting-edge’ innovations … Continue reading