Upgradeable Intel Chip Lands in a Cultural Mud Pit
Intel's test of allowing chip upgrades through downloaded software set off some critics. It shows how consumers and corporations must reexamine the very concept of what a product is.
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Google Trumpets Business-Apps Users, but It's Really Getting Beaten Up on Price
Google bragged about having 3 million businesses, schools, and organizations as Apps Premium customers. Look at the numbers and the revenue is far less than impressive.
HP, Mark Hurd, and Oracle Kiss and Make Up. Uh Huh
HP and its former CEO Mark Hurd settle their differences. But the strained calm in public is nothing more than an attempt to mask the deep divisions between HP and Oracle.
HP's End Run: Sneaking Tablets into Homes Via a Printer
HP will try to use the Web and tablets as a way to sell printers. It's far from guaranteed to work, but it's one of the more interesting product marketing approaches lately.
Apple Wants Subscriptions, but Publishers Had Best Be Wary
Apple is reportedly in talks to sell newspaper and magazine subscriptions. Publishers must beware embracing this quickly because they may find they've dug themselves a hole.
Falling Netbook Sales: Blame Smartphones, Not Just the iPad
Netbook sales have fallen since the iPad was announced. But the writing was on the wall well before Steve Jobs introduced his revolutionary tablet.
The iPad Is Not a Cannibal. PCs Have a Bigger Problem
All the talk of how the iPad may have cannibalized PC sales misses the real point. What has changed is how consumers think about computers and how they want to use them.
Intel Tries To Shore Up Its Future By Chaining Its Chips
Intel has started selling hindered chips with some functions locked off until a consumer pays an upgrade fee. The company wants to shore up margin, but it's a losing game.
Preemptive Strike: Best Buy Cuts Back On CDs and DVDs Before the Format Dies
In a wise move, Best Buy says it will begin to cut back on its CD and DVD collection to make room for other digital media. Even the traditional big box store realizes that future money won't be from music and movie content, but from music and movie devices.
T-Mobile Ticks Off Business Texters, in Yet Another Case of Carrier Greed
T-Mobile wants text aggregators to pay more for sending SMS messages on behalf of businesses over the company's network. Even though the carrier already gets paid by one side or another.
Google to Facebook: We Have Ways of Making You Talk. Or Not
Google wants Facebook's data because it sees the information as critical to its social network advertising plans. Too bad it has no leverage to get it.
RIM Earnings: The Company Needs a Defendable Market
RIM beat analyst expectations, but apparently that wasn't enough to keep the analysts happy. To survive, RIM has to get beyond the notion of an all-or-nothing strategy.
Oracle Earnings Hide How Big a Disaster the Sun Acquisition Is So Far [Updated]
Oracle brags about great earnings growth, but when you look into the numbers, it becomes clear that Sun hardware sales are still falling and that talk of R&D spending is spin.
QR Codes Are Smart Marketing Tools, but Only If Executed Well
QR codes, the little bar codes scannable by your smartphone that give additional information on a product, aren't just a quick way to get customers, but a tailored way to engage consumers.
Twitter Takes Design Cues From Apple, Changing Everything for Developers
Twitter whips its third-party app developers into shape by setting a tone for killer design.
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