Twitter – Building a Team First
July 6, 2011
New Financing Values Twitter As High As $7 Billion | online.wsj.com
Well, it is about time; a company that is not rushing to go IPO. Wow, who is Twitter’s financial advisor.
RIM’s Board Has a Plan – Doomed to Failure
July 2, 2011
RIM Addresses Anonymous Criticism | www.wirelessweek.com
RIM is in trouble and the board has developed a plan that results in a set of recommendations that are due in January 2012. The company is finished.
RIM – More Bad News – Spinning Out of Control Fast
June 29, 2011
RIM Loses Miami Dolphins Fans as Software Developers Defect | www.bloomberg.com
As if things could not get any worse for RIM, it is now losing apps developers.
RIM – This Company is Headed for a Disaster
June 26, 2011
Misfires in Marketing at BlackBerry | online.wsj.com
RIM is no different from any technology company that has failed to understand market changes and its place in the changed marketplace.
June 23, 2011
RIM is black-burying carriers with half-baked BlackBerrys | www.bgr.com
It is widely rumored that Research In Motion is exerting considerable pressure on carriers to truncate their normal technical acceptance testing procedures and typical timeframes. Given the pressure to perform RIMM is under, this may not seem unusual, however, this is not likely the first time the BlackBerry manufacturer has sought to by-pass established quality control procedures designed to protect consumers, carrier and RIM itself from ill-conceived product launches.
RIM – So Long, Good Bye – Time To Turn this Around or Sell It
June 21, 2011
RIM Shares Fall After Warning | online.wsj.com
I hate to say this but; I told you so. I said this months ago, this was going to happen if RIM was not going to develop a new product that would catch with the consumer.
4G/LTE and M2M - A Golden Opportunity for AT&T and Verizon
June 19, 2011
LTE and 4G will greatly impact Mobile to Mobile (M2M) subscription offerings and accelerate the growth of entirely new revenue streams. The characteristics of M2M are overwhelmingly appealing: Greater than 1B US devices Lower churn, stable ARPU Predictable, chargeable network burdenThis analysis details the likely impact of M2M on US carriers and the underlying wireless ecosystem.
SMS/Text Messaging – The Beginning of the End
June 11, 2011
Carriers Sweat as Texting Cools Off | online.wsj.com
There are a few times in an industry’s history that you can point to an event and say “that is a turning point in that industry”. Well, Apple’s and Google’s announcements on their new messaging applications is one of those moments in the telecom business.
May 31, 2011
Einhorn Effect: Microsoft Shoots Higher After Hedge Fund Endorsement | blogs.wsj.com
Einhorn may have a point with what is going on with Microsoft. Wall Street operates by perception. It does not matter if Ballmer is a smart or a good guy, perception is reality. The tragedy of the stock market is that perception is reality and facts do not seem to matter.
Reliance mast, or tower sale now back on cards.
May 31, 2011
Reliance mast sale on the cards, as FY results mixed | www.mobilebusinessbriefing.com
Having just announced final year figures, with flat revenues and profits down 71.1 per cent, Reliance also declared that depreciation and finance costs had significantly increased.The previously announced sale of its Tower unit, Reliance Infratel which had been put on hold, is now back on the cards as it faces continuing high levels of debt, especially as Reliance can no longer draw down on its China Development bank financing.Interested parties, already chosen, can now start Due Diligence.
SOPA and the wisdom of Yogi Berra
January 19, 2012
Larger wafers present a growth opportunity for LEDs
January 6, 2012
Smartphones threaten digital camera industry
December 1, 2011
Google music launches: The end of the end for the music industry
November 22, 2011
The move to the cloud will impact multiple industries
November 17, 2011