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Dell’s quarterly revenue fell more than analysts had expected, hurt by weak sales to consumers, large enterprises and government units. PC makers have struggled with slowing demand as mobile devices such as the iPad erode market share.
Brian Marshall, an analyst with ISI Group, said the “real poor results” shows that it will take Dell more time to transform itself from a PC company to a one-stop shop for all the information technology needs of corporations.
via Dell follows Q1 sag with weak outlook for Q2 – chicagotribune.com.
Facebook’s success therefore depends on conformity. Why is Facebook so valuable? Because everyone (even this writer, reluctantly) is on Facebook. Why aren’t people still on Myspace, or a dozen other social media contenders?
Because the nature of the communication itself requires everyone to be on the same system, just as Microsoft a generation ago forced everyone to use its operating system and software. It is not just the so-called Network Effect, but Facebook’s raison d’etre: to advertise one’s conformity to commercial culture in a way that preserves the illusion of individuality.
Facebook is back in the spotlight today after raising $500 million from Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) and a Russian investor. With all the hype that Facebook may go public in the near future, now is a great time to take a look at whether Facebook users are particularly valuable when compared to the competition:
This story dated 1/5/2011. I have not looked at how they tabulated these numbers but statistics can favour whoever wrote the mathematical formula. Interesting nonetheless.
Internet Explorer’s global market share has been steadily decreasing since May 2011, dropping from about 43.9 percent to 31.4 percent of all worldwide users. In that time, Google Chrome has continued to climb from below 20 percent (19.6 percent, really) to nearly 32 percent of the market share. The current trends suggests Chrome usage will only increase while Internet Explorer will continue its decline.
via Google Chrome Becomes World’s No. 1 Web Browser; Still No. 2 In US – International Business Times.
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ORLANDO, FLA. — Research In Motion will always be associated with the iconic BlackBerry, but it became clear at this week’s BlackBerry World conference that the company is starting to hedge its bets.
via GuelphMercury – RIM not putting all its eggs in smartphone basket.
BlackBerry 10 is much more than a smartphone operating system, Heins stressed in Orlando, just as he did in March during a conference call to discuss RIM’s quarterly results.
It’s a whole new mobile computing platform that forms the guts of the PlayBook, RIM’s tablet device, and can adapt to a wide range of other uses such as telematic systems in planes, trains and automobiles.
A year ago, the former Dutch telecoms monopolist KPN unveiled a plan to make mobile users pay extra for data used by certain third-party apps, such as WhatsApp and Skype, that replaced KPN services like text messaging and voice calls. In response, the Dutch parliament quickly added net neutrality provisions to its telecommunications law. Tuesday, the Dutch senate at last approved the law, making the Netherlands the second country in the world (after Chile) with net neutrality written into statute.
via Netherlands becomes world’s second “net neutrality” country | Ars Technica.
I can tell just from the press shots, this thing is a Samsung lawyer’s dream. I’m sure you must be thinking,”Hmm, that’s a weird assumption to make.” but don’t worry, an explanation is forthcoming. We’re going to take a trip, way, way back to the prehistoric times of April 18, 2011: The day Apple claimed ownership of the rectangle.
via The Samsung Galaxy S III: The First Smartphone Designed Entirely By Lawyers.
At the end of the 1990s, Korea developed its own encryption technology, SEED, with the aim of securing e-commerce. Users must supply a digital certificate, protected by a personal password, for any online transaction in order to prove their identity. For Web sites to be able to verify the certificates, the technology requires users to install a Microsoft ActiveX plug-in.
via For world’s most wired country, breaking Internet monopoly is hard.
But mandating the technology had a host of side effects that, according to Kim, the FSS either largely ignored or didn’t predict. It forced consumers to use Internet Explorer because it was the only browser ActiveX plug-ins were compatible with. By default, Web developers optimized not only banking and shopping Web sites for Internet Explorer, but all Web sites. For developers, this just seemed logical.
The result has been a decade-long monopoly in the Korean market, where virtually all Korean Web sites are optimized for Internet Explorer.
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I find this idea fascinating. It’s a new way to sell boxes and I think for people who move a lot it’s just throw everything in the recycling — keep the move short and simple.
I do find their prices kind of steep. $63 for a desk? I think I paid less than that for some particle board piece of junk on sale from Office Depot a bunch of years ago. That this is just a fancy box if this idea takes off I’m sure people could make money selling desks for, say $20? $10? What does a cardboard box cost to make and fold? Also, most office furniture sold at office big box stores are made of particle board which isn’t long lasting either.
File cabinets are absolutely perfect for this concept. No need to box up the filing cabinet because the filing cabinet is a box. 🙂