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.
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.
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.
Nokia – Undergoing a Massive Turnaround
April 28, 2011
Nokia to Shake Up Workforce | online.wsj.com
Nokia’s recent actions are all signs of a massive turnaround that is underway. The company had announced layoffs months ago and now they are happening. My suggestion to Mr. Elop: make sure the investment community knows what you are doing and why. Transparency, an overused and misused word in Washington, D.C., is absolutely necessary in a turnaround of this magnitude.
Google – It Takes Money to Make Money
April 16, 2011
High Costs Slow Google's Profit | online.wsj.com
I understand Wall Street’s concern about Google expenses rising. However, to make money you need to spend money. Wall Street stock brokers would love have a company generate massive profits without expenditures. Just ain’t gonna happen.
The Need to Reexamine Semiconductor Chip Manufacturing
April 10, 2011
Is Japan Still a Stable Location for High-Tech Manufacturing? | www.ebnonline.com
As I had noted in my own website back in March 2011, the Japanese earthquake could have long-term impacts on the manufacturing of semiconductor chips in Japan and basically the entire electronics industry. Well, it appears it has all come true.
Sprint Lobbying Efforts – Outspent by AT&T
March 30, 2011
AT&T Outguns Sprint in Lobbying | online.wsj.com
Well you live and learn. The problem with regulatory budgets is that they are massive and unless you have a specific set of short term and long term objectives in mind, then it is important not to spend the money just for the sake of it. In short, Sprint did not need to spend that kind of money on lobbying in the last few years.
RIM – In Deep Trouble – No Surprise
March 27, 2011
RIM Stirs Investor Doubts | online.wsj.com
About a year ago, I commented in Wireless Week that RIM was facing an uphill battle and would lose market share. Now the company is in trouble and it may be too late.
The US Wireless MNOs must consolidate
March 21, 2011
AT&T to Buy T-Mobile USA | online.wsj.com
Economies of scale is king in the Mobile Industry. The At&t acquisition is overpriced considering that T-Mobile churned over 14.5 million of its 32 million customers last year.
February 7, 2012
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