Technology: Choice of Margins vs. Market Penetration for Apple
The conventional wisdom regarding Apple is that it has lost its way and these complaints have only grown louder following the release of the company’s two new iPhones, the 5S … Continue reading
Technology: Purchase of Nokia Only Matters if Microsoft Improves its Software
Microsoft’s $7.2 billion purchase of Nokia’s phone business (and its patents) sent the Finnish company’s stock up 1.2 percent while the Redmond software giant’s stock retreated by 1.5 percent. Clearly, … Continue reading
Technology: Microsoft Should Outsource Its Leadership
The recent news that Steve Ballmer will leave his position as CEO of Microsoft (MS) within the next 12 months caused the global financial markets to improve their forecasts for … Continue reading
Industry: Firing of Groupon CEO May Just Delay the Inevitable
Groupon, once one of the fastest growing companies in the world, fired its founder and CEO Andrew Mason after reporting disappointing quarterly results this past week. In his letter to … Continue reading
Technology: Microsoft’s Newest Challenge is a Store from Google
Almost everyone – including the company’s chairman – agrees that Microsoft missed the mobile computing boat and surrendered this market to its competitors, primarily Google. The California-based company, which started … Continue reading
Technology: Apple’s Movement to Supply Chain Efficiencies Reflects Lack of Innovative Products
One of America’s most innovative companies is moving from the innovation to efficiency stage. This transition, which shouldn’t have surprised seasoned industry-watchers, seems to have caught the financial markets unawares. … Continue reading
Technology: Microsoft’s Windows 8 Presents Unrealized Opportunities but Challenges Remain
Despite the underwhelming sales of its new Windows 8 Operating System (OS), Microsoft Corporation’s (MS) vast dominance over the global personal computer (PC) market is unlikely to abate anytime soon. … Continue reading
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