Michael Gartenberg
Michael Gartenberg
Michael Gartenberg is a technology journalist, analyst and blogger. He is an Apple Inc. employee, and was previously a Research Director at Gartner, focussed on the world of the interconnected consumer...
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You need to test your equipment and make sure you're ready to jump. You jump only after you've made an informed decision.
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In general, the older your hardware, the more likely there are going to be no drivers, and there might be BIOS problems,
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This is a very good deal for the two companies.
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Not until TVs become far more connected than they are now will this become big. It's right now still going to be far more for the enthusiast,
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The core trend is we're seeing high-speed wireless access integrated directly into the devices rather than requiring an add-on card.
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Importantly, they've done it in a way that seems to be fairly understandable to consumers, who don't need an IT department at home to make this stuff work.
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The mere notion that a Palm device could be built around anything but the Palm OS means that the market is shifting and that anything is possible.
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It will be interesting to see a couple of years down the road if we'll hear people grumbling that maybe all videos should be sold the same, maybe we're giving it too cheap.
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Enterprises must understand that TCO (total cost of ownership) reduction is not a justification for a Windows 2000 desktop migration. Because of the high cost of migration, enterprises can actually lose money before they touch the first system.
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We're talking about Apple, so it could be all of those things, none of those things, or something brand new.
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Browsing is a secondary feature that is very important on today's modern devices, but no one wants to spend the time and effort to reinvent the browsing experience when there are already great solutions on the market, ... Nokia is using a best-of-breed browser without the expense of having to build it all themselves.
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When consumers look at this whole situation and the way things are fragmented, they may very well decide they are going to wait until the there is more of a shakeout or a clear standard.
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Video was certainly the buzzword. There seems to be more and more interest in the video space in 2006 as well as more and more growth in the music space, with lots of people conspiring on how they can wring market share from Apple.
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There's no doubt that Microsoft has the potential to become a major force in the mobile space.