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In an article for the E-Commerce Times back in 2008, I wrote, "the fact that mass print media have been around for well over 500 years ... does in and of itself lend it an inertia of motion -- a familiarity which many of us are hard-pressed (no pun intended) to give up." Howev...

"Dell is at a crossroads, as are all PC manufacturers, and it needs to look at different strategies, including software and services and vertical strategies," Mukul Krishna, senior global director at Frost & Sullivan Digital Media, told the E-Commerce Times "This is best done ...

For that reason, Zuckerberg's comments about the NSA could actually make a difference, Rich Hanley, associate professor and director of the graduate journalism program at Quinnipiac University, told the E-Commerce Times "Whether Mark Zuckerberg has the same influence as the ch...

"This is a signature Bay Trail device -- very thin, reasonably priced, very sexy," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times The Venue "makes it a showcase of whether Windows can compete on both price and features with other offerings and, ...

"Verizon's First Amendment article is radical and dangerous," David Sohn, general counsel for the Center for Democracy & Technology, told the E-Commerce Times Commandeering the First Amendment in support of its plans to block and tamper with users' speech and access to infor...

"Facebook's IPO taught the tech world that Wall Street wants a clear path to mobile revenue," Owens told the E-Commerce Times. "If Twitter plans to go public anytime soon, then they have to boost their ability to generate revenue from mobile advertising. At face value, this i...

"With this association in place, Google can look for ways to surface the author's information when it's most relevant," Google spokesperson Liz Markman told the E-Commerce Times. "For example, now users may see your name, picture and/or a link to your Google+ profile when your content appears in Search, News and other Google products."

What Intel means by the terms "open architecture" and "open system" is not clear, Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research, told the E-Commerce Times "The design, manufacturing, and everything else will still be controlled by Intel, whereas you can license ARM archi...

"Facebook has really been trying hard to be like Twitter for instant conversations," he told the E-Commerce Times. "It's what Twitter is famous for, and it has gotten really good at it." It will be tough for Facebook to take that title away from Twitter, he noted. Its best be...

"Swiping is not a broken process," Greg Sterling, principal analyst at Sterling Market Intelligence, told the E-Commerce Times. "You have to create a totally alternative paradigm. Not having to stand in line -- they have added a great deal of efficiency and convenience to that process."

"These stores and brands that take trade-ins can in turn sell those phones as refurbished/previously owned to people who can't afford a brand-new iPhone but want the technology of a recent model," Woroch told the E-Commerce Times. "Consumers will go to the retailer/brand offering the most credit for a trade-in, and since Walmart requires those customers to enter a two-year contract upon the trade-in, they are securing a large customer base, which results in more revenue."

"The GAO report further supports the need for federal action to address concerns about patent litigation abuse," Keith Kupferschmid, general counsel and senior vice president at the Software & Information Industry Association, told the E-Commerce Times. "Like predecessor reports, the GAO report identifies numerous concerns with the patent litigation system including the high-cost of patent litigation, the potential for large patent damage awards, poor quality of certain patents and recent increases in the amount of patent litigation."

"Times have evolved but Dell has not -- in that they have had absolutely no success in the mobile device market," he told the E-Commerce Times. If Dell wants to penetrate this market and go head to head with Apple and Samsung, then it needs to substantially differentiate its...

"Oyster is for both the avid reader and those looking to rediscover their love for reading," Willem Van Lancker, cofounder of Oyster, told the E-Commerce Times. "We've worked very hard on our book discovery experience to empower users to pick up books they might not have otherwise read...

"On an individual basis, none of the features are new to the market, but the combination of those increase the value of the offering," Shen told the E-Commerce Times. PayPal is smart to appeal to both consumers and vendors with its new offerings, said Shen. Too often, quality...

"This is a landmark win for all who want products that are affordable and work well together," the company said in a statement provided to the E-Commerce Times by spokesperson Brittany Bolz. "The jury's verdict is the latest in a growing list of decisions by regulators and courts telling Google to stop abusing patents."

"My Galaxy S Relay came with Lookout pre-installed, so this is standard fare for Samsung," Randy Abrams, a research director at NSS Labs, told the E-Commerce Times. "The addition of Lookout is one of those nice details -- like a flower holder in a Volkswagen Beetle," he quip...

"IHS believes that the decision to reduce sales territories for the launch was because Microsoft is keen to ensure it has sufficient inventory to outsell Sony in its core markets of USA, Latin America and UK," Piers Harding-Rolls, director and head of games at IHS Electronics and Media, told the E-Commerce Times...

"We were contacted by Google in November 2012 and quickly afterwards decided to team up with them on this exciting partnership," Nestle spokesperson Nina Caren Kruchten told the E-Commerce Times Some Guys Have All the Luck ...

"While information technology is allowable as an ancillary part of a complex, integrated professional services solution on OASIS, information technology is not the primary focus of the vehicle," Jim Ghiloni, OASIS program executive officer at GSA, told the E-Commerce Times. For example, GSA already offers a variety of contracts focused on IT solutions, such as its cloud and wireless blanket purchase agreements and its standard IT procurement vehicle, GSA Schedule-70.