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"The Nexus line never seemed to catch on," mused Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group. "The first one seemed to go to the geeky crowd, and after that, there wasn't much. The bloom is off the rose." It's not clear whether the new Nexus device will do anything fo...

Oracle "recognizes their strength is selling large corporations big ideas and pushing in business intelligence," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times Why Big Data?...

"There's always a balance between privacy and monetizing data, and at this moment folks are trying to find the balance, which is why there's litigation against Facebook," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told TechNewsWorld. "On the other hand, vendors have to explore the limits, and that's what Facebook and Google are doing."

Last week was another big week for technology as Amazon announced a new line of Kindles and Microsoft released its Mango product into the wild. Many of us are thinking these products target Google's gains and missed opportunities more than they do Apple's. I'll share my thoughts on the potential for these products and why Google, rather than Apple, may be the initial target...

One way to think of the Kindle Fire, Rob Enderle of the Enderle Group told the E-Commerce Times, "is as a device optimized to be an electronic Amazon catalog." Cannibalizing E-Ink Devices?...

"Amazon isn't trying to out-iPad the iPad; it's trying to change the dialog," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told TechNewsWorld. "I think this is a better strategy." By declining to confront the iPad directly, Amazon has avoided setting up preconceptions ...

With Windows Phone, Microsoft has developed a state-of-the-art interface for smartphones, contended Rob Enderle, president and principal analyst with the Enderle Group. "The icon-based interface that Apple pioneered and Android copied was certainly appropriate for the last de...

"This [focus on the low-volume, high-margin market] is an interesting idea, but Oracle can't be selective because the majority of the market is in the high-volume, low-margin space," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, pointed out "If you're General Motors, tr...

Yes it can, said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, given that Amazon subsidizes the Kindle, even though that device has an expensive ePaper display and built-in free 3G "This suggests Amazon could hit more aggressive prices with a more interesting tablet pro...

Last decade, Steve Jobs was the clear leader, and he ended the decade as the top CEO. We are early in this decade, but already Sam Palmisano has jumped out to an early lead. Like Jobs, it isn't because he is lobbying for this title -- it is because he is already being recognized by peers as being the best there is. ...

Facebook's changes "are a defense against Google," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told TechNewsWorld "When Google+ was launched, a lot of people signed on, people were saying Facebook is yesterday's news, and so Facebook is very much aware of the risk and...

"For a social network, it's natural to share what you're doing with your friends," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told TechNewsWorld "It's consistent with Facebook's strategy and should provide them with a deep competitive edge," Enderle added....

"Any connected device that can be flashed or otherwise altered remotely can be hacked," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told TechNewsWorld Most smart office devices and smart meters are network-attached, so hacking into one means you've accessed its back-e...

What is not so easy to see is how these deliberations were able to go public -- unless leaking these talks was a deliberate move, said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group "HP is under massive investor pressure as a result of the precipitous drop of its stock pr...

"Google should be able to pick up all the back-end stuff like credit card company support just fine, but the difficulty Google and everybody else has is the front-end infrastructure," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times "You have to f...

Carol Bartz recently showcased what happens to CEOs who don't meet expectations -- and, given Yahoo's board may be fired as well, what can happen if a board acts too slowly. Steve Ballmer has been under fire for some time for underperforming as CEO, but one hit could change him from bozo to star if it is big enough, and Windows 8 is big enough. I'll share my thoughts on Windows 8 and the Intel Ultrabook hardware that could make it into a market star, and what Steve Ballmer could do to either ensure it wins or ensure it loses this week. ...

"Flash is trending out," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, said. "Apple doesn't like it, Google doesn't like it, and now Microsoft doesn't like it." The problem with Flash, as Apple has discovered, is that it makes too many demands on both processor power an...

"The restoration of Amazon's affiliates would seem a likely outcome, and this would be a good one for California companies who took a big hit when Amazon pulled out of the State," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times. "The goal of the...

That focus on extreme gamers could pay off because they "are still one of the more lucrative areas of the market," remarked Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group Power Without the Price...

"It's important for Windows Phone 7 to be on the leading edge in order to capture market share," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, pointed out "4G is the next-generation network, and the vast majority of the smartphones in the market are 3G, so it looks like...