Apple: Great Sales, Disappointing iPhone & iPod Units
As usual, Apple managed analyst expectation so as to beat them financially, but iPhone and iPod movement were a disappointment.
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comScore Money-for-Real-Ranking Controversy Misses the Big Problem
The charge that comScore is essentially selling better web traffic ratings is just the latest note showing that reporters, analysts, and business executives are too often in complete thrall over wanting a good story and regularly ignore facts.
Most Online Ad-Supported Business Will Crash
Most tech companies depending on online advertising for revenue will increasingly get caught in a squeeze.
This Year, Virtualization Comes Home
According to two major surveys released this week, 2010 is going to be all about using a computer from somewhere else.
Why Amazon Needs a Digital Book Exchange
Apple's mythical tablet is said to drop this week, and it'll arrive to a variegated market full of e-ink readers, tablet hybrid computers and smartbooks. What used to be called a "format war" is now more like a "form-factor war." The question of the year (at least, mine) is quickly becoming: what do...
Google Is Worried About Privacy, Not Politics, in China Dispute [Updated]
Google's announcement last week that it was going to stop censoring search results in China was brilliant piece of misdirection. By framing the move in the context of politics and principles, Google (GOOG) earned itself high praise and avoided the real issue at hand, security.
Apple Gets Ready for Carrier Limits on Wireless Data [UPDATE]
A newly published patent application from Apple makes it sound as though the company is readying data usage monitoring for the iPhone as carriers make increasing noises about limiting consumer bandwidth.
HP, Dell, IBM, Others in Trouble when Corporate Customers Go Direct
Direct component purchasing of enterprise customers is putting virtually all of the high tech equipment business in danger.
Google Earnings Up, Revenues Stuck in Advertising
Google makes money, but only in advertising.
Playstation 3 Missing Break-Even After Almost 4 Years. How Long Can It Go On? [UPDATE]
Sony's multi-year need to subsidize PlayStation 3 sales and continued big losses raises the question of whether it can afford to be in the gaming business.
Oracle to Get Sun, EU Clears the Way [UPDATE]
Oracle gets Sun, at least one founder will be disappointed.
Amazon Trumps Competitors, Opens Kindle to App Developers
Amazon opens the Kindle to app developers, upsetting its competitors and pushing back at Apple's attempts to round up publishing content for its upcoming tablet.
Google's Good/Bad Cop China PR Tactic May Yield Self-Injury
Google is in the middle of a PR campaign over China. But a dual-audience, good cop/bad cop approach may cause the company more harm than good.
Modern Media Succeeds, and Fails, on the Newspaper Model
Success in Internet-based media actually uses the underlying business model of newpapers - paid access to information distribution.
Sirius Still in the Woods with Announced Subscriber Additions
Sirius XM added audience, but the future is still flat at best.
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