Rob Enderle
Rob Enderle
Rob Enderleis an American technology analyst...
came companies expenses hit liked performance services sets
Companies have always liked the subscription approach. It sets expenses for the software. What they haven't liked is the performance hit that came with subscription services in the past.
companies sun trust
companies don't have a vendor they can trust. Sun could be that vendor.
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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.
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Intellectual property litigation has been increasing steadily for the last several years. As a result, indemnification against this litigation not only has become a requirement for any technology purchase, it strongly pushes companies toward the buy side of the build-versus-buy decision. Microsoft's indemnification stands as one of the most comprehensive in the market, setting a high bar for competing platforms.
biggest change companies impact near term
In the near term this is not going to have much impact on Microsoft's behavior. The biggest change is what other companies do with Microsoft,
apple area bay companies giving major money personal printers run setting tech visual
There are a lot of tech companies in the Bay Area that are setting the pace. Apple is on a major upswing and Hewlett-Packard is doing well in printers and visual technologies, and giving Dell a run for its money in personal computers.
bleeding certain companies employees message microsoft number people position putting sends
With Microsoft bleeding a certain number of people to companies like Google, putting Ozzie in that position sends a message to employees that they will be loved,
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.