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Microsoft + Nokia: A Living Dog Is Better Than a Dead Lion
- February 14, 2011
- Posted by: Ted Bullen
- Category: High-tech, News, Telecommunications
No CommentsOn Friday, February 11, 2011, Nokia, the world’s largest cell phone maker, and tech giant, Microsoft, announced an alliance to make smart phones to attempt to take market share of from Apple and Google. Nokia will abandon its open-share smart phone software and use, instead Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7. The announcement caused Nokia shares to
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Changing of the Guard – Potential Perils in Top Leadership Changes at Chief High Tech Rivals
- January 22, 2011
- Posted by: Ted Bullen
- Category: High-tech, News, Succession Planning
Last Monday, Steve Jobs announced that he will be taking a leave of absence in order to focus on his personal health issues. While this is not the first time that Mr. Jobs has taken a medical leave of absence, the tech genius and chief visionary of the company, this time, did not indicate a
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MS Windows Phone 7: MS ≠ Market Share
- October 11, 2010
- Posted by: Ted Bullen
- Category: High-tech, News, Telecommunications
We wrote in past months about the emergence of the 4th Paradigm, or internet appliance, which extends from an employee to a lifestyle focus. The 4th Paradigm became firmly entrenched as Apple Computer surpassed Microsoft as the most valuable tech company – Apple is on a path, now, to overtake Exxon Mobil Corp. as the
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Intel to Buy McAfee – Initiative to “Secure” the Future
- August 19, 2010
- Posted by: Ted Bullen
- Category: High-tech, News, Telecommunications
Intel Corporation announced today that it is buying computer-security software company, McAfee for $7.68 billion in an all-cash deal. The stated strategy is to combine McAfee’s security expertise with Intel-based products, especially for Smartphone and other, wireless internet-connected, devices. Intel looks at security as a necessary “third pillar” in the computing experience in addition to
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The 4th Paradigm
- May 26, 2010
- Posted by: Ted Bullen
- Category: High-tech, Information Technology, News
Today, the New York Times reported that Apple Computer had surpassed Microsoft as the world’s most valuable technology company with Wall Street valuing Apple at $222.12 billion and Microsoft at $219.18 billion. The Times report extolled the magnitude of the turnaround of Apple, from a once floundering company to its current position. Perhaps more important
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