Rob Enderle
Rob Enderle
Rob Enderleis an American technology analyst...
based build certain companies confidence crappy numbers run
Companies didn't build a lot of inventory. Everyone based their build numbers on crappy consumer-confidence numbers. For certain high-demand products, companies are going to run out.
again broad build commodity cool cost create deal design designs dictates drives hardware hoping increasing incredible innovation intel interface largely limits microsoft products reasons rules tendency user
One of the things I'm hoping will come out of the Apple-Intel deal is a broad realization that incredible design is once again possible. Over the years the hardware OEMs have consistently used Intel and Microsoft as reasons they can't build really cool products. Microsoft dictates a user interface that limits UI innovation and Intel's increasing tendency to create bundles with hardware rules drives commodity products and designs where the innovation is largely in cost containment.
build dictate
She thought she could dictate loyalty. She didn't have to build it.
boxes build cable company inside technology top
They are the only company that can come in on top of technology like cable boxes and routers that is already inside homes. Everyone else has to build from scratch.
apple degree grow hardware market mean question sell share whether windows
The big unanswered question in the market is whether Apple hardware could successfully sell with Windows on it, and by successful, I mean be competitive to a degree that it could grow Apple's hardware share massively.
kept promises strategy
They kept making promises they couldn't keep, and their strategy was all over the map.
consumer damage largely market
The consumer market is largely a fourth-quarter market nowadays, and this will severely damage the market. There is no way around it.
capability
The capability is there to make it look like an Aqua clone. This is going to be a very Apple-like launch.
hit hot
The Celeron's pretty hot, and makes for some hot little boxes, now that it's hit 500. It toasts pretty much any Pentium-II out there.
bit certain company loses quite reaches
It's been languishing quite a bit and is reminiscent of the old IBM. As a company reaches a certain size, it loses its edge.
base cannon customer fodder forgive late turning
It's better late than never. But their customer base is not going to forgive them for RIM turning them into cannon fodder during the process.
amount believe change honestly minds providing terms
That's a significant amount of money. I honestly believe that's going to change a lot of minds in terms of providing programming for this medium.
bring consumer entire job regard strengths strong
They bring different strengths to the table. Compaq has done a better job in regard to engineering an entire line. On the other hand, HP has been strong in consumer products.
bring consumer entire job regard strengths strong
They bring different strengths to the table, ... Compaq has done a better job in regard to engineering an entire line. On the other hand, HP has been strong in consumer products.