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By Rob Enderle, Principal Analyst, Enderle Group
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Wednesday, July 01, 2009 14:33 |
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Analyst Opinion - I’m traveling this week and noted that the guy
traveling next to me, who owns his own company, is using an Acer
netbook. It is his primary travel computer. He purchased a 12-cell
aftermarket battery for it and gets 10 to 12 hours of battery life and,
according to him, this is all he needs. Most of the analysts I travel
with have noted that the distinction between netbooks and notebooks has
largely vanished.
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By Wolfgang Gruener
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Friday, June 19, 2009 09:42 |
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Opinion – Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer yesterday gave a casual speech in
front of more than 1500 members and guests of the Executives Club of
Chicago, explaining the importance of innovation during a “reset” of
the economy. The pitch for Microsoft products was careful, and, not
surprisingly, focused on the next Xbox and Bing. What about Windows 7?
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By Wolfgang Gruener
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Thursday, June 18, 2009 09:44 |
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Access to fast Internet connection has jumped over the past year. A new
study released by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American
Life Project that 63% of Americans now use broadband Internet at home.
But while increasing broadband penetration may not be that surprising,
pricing is. Consumers are confronted with rising cost for their
broadband connections – and cost is now the main barrier for continued
broadband connection, indicating another imminent digital divide. |
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By Rob Enderle, Principal Analyst, Enderle Group
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Thursday, June 18, 2009 00:47 |
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Analyst Opinion - This is an interesting idea. Do a reality TV program
on the web using Jack Welch, who is arguably a more famous success than
Donald Trump and focus on a real problem. In this initial segment.
Hertz Connect is the target for their efforts. There is no Microsoft
product placement in the show, but ads show up on the side making
general statements about Microsoft's technology. The layout is
creative, the talent is world class with Jack Welch, but the question
is: Does it work? |
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By Wolfgang Gruener
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Tuesday, June 09, 2009 16:19 |
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Opinion – I just hate saying “told you so”. But it seems that even
Apple’s patience with AT&Ts willingness to keep pace with mobile
devices innovation is coming to an end, if I take the liberty to
interpret the dramatic omission of the carrier from yesterday’s keynote
in this way. AT&T and Apple have been in a love and hate
relationship from the very beginning, but as the pain factor climbs,
Apple may be weighing its options and simply ditch Apple. It may be
time to start looking elsewhere. |
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By Wolfgang Gruener
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Tuesday, June 09, 2009 12:39 |
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I still doubt that Bing will be enough for Microsoft to attack Google’s
dominating role in the search market, but if we believe data published
by Comscore then it seems that Bing has increased Microsoft search
market share and, more importantly, it was able to hold on to those
gains in the first week after launch. |
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By Wolfgang Gruener
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Tuesday, June 09, 2009 09:49 |
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At 11:00 a.m. EDT Sam Palmisano, Chairman, President and CEO of IBM along with Dr. Fareed Zakaria, editor of Newsweek International, columnist and CNN host will host "The Business Partner Leadership Agenda: Building a Smarter Planet" webcast. Join TG Daily’s live blog to follow the event. |
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By Wolfgang Gruener
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Tuesday, June 02, 2009 11:55 |
Opinion – Now that we all had a chance to play with Microsoft’s new
Bing engine, are we ready to ditch Google? Are we binging instead of
googling? I’d like you to chime in and let us know what you think of
the search discover engine, but here is some food for thought and why I
am pretty sure that Bing will be just another name in Microsoft’s
odyssey for a search engine that can conquer the world.
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By Carmi Levy
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009 07:46 |
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Analyst Opinion - Finally, search is cool again. The search engine
space, long considered the exclusive domain of Google, is suddenly hot
with innovation. Last week’s launch of the Wolfram|Alpha computational
knowledge engine may not have repaved the search landscape, but it
sends a strong message that the way we find stuff online is about to
change. Wolfram|Alpha isn’t alone: Alternative services like Cuil,
Hakia and Kosmix may not be popularly used verbs yet, but they all
point toward an accelerating rate of change in search. |
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By Rob Enderle
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Thursday, May 21, 2009 15:18 |
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Analyst Opinion - We are on final countdown for the launch of the Palm
Pre which was the device that easily took the entire buzz from CES this
year much as the iPhone initially did a few years ago. In addition,
Microsoft has launched an in-your-face competitive ad using a financial
argument to drive on Apple's inability to do a subscription music
service. This ad would have likely been vastly more powerful before
the Slacker service was available on the iPod Touch and iPhone. This
ad campaign comes in advance of what is expected to be the killer Zune,
a product that bridges the connected Xbox experience with a music
player.
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