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Could selling to a larger corporation damage TechCrunch's credibility as a news source? AOL may find it difficult not to get involved withTechCrunch's coverage, Laura DiDio, principal at ITIC, told theE-Commerce Times "Acquiring companies always say they're going to be hands-o...

Another fear that may have prompted the complaint's swift closure was the concern that Justice's nose could smell further interesting practices, suggested Laura DiDio, principal analyst with ITIC. "It's in no one's best interest to continue litigation, especially with th...

When two elephants fight, it is the grass that gets trampled. (African proverb) ...

Certainly there would be a benefit to Intel, Laura DiDio, principal ofITIC, told the E-Commerce Times "The margins on microprocessor chips are higher than on D-RAMs so thiscould be a profitable offer for them if it is widely deployed," she noted....

"The Google folks are always saying they're looking for customer input -- this is a pretty good example," Laura DiDio, principal analyst at ITIC, told TechNewsWorld. "These days it's all about security. Everybody wants enhanced security." The enhanced security is one more indi...

Google's aggressiveness may have been prompted by the investment community's desire to see the company do something productive with its mammoth pile of cash. "Google has a lot of money to invest -- $30 billion in the bank and no debt," Laura DiDio, principal analyst at ITIC, told the E-Commerce Times. "Wall Street doesn't like to see people sitting on their money."

"Are we talking about search queries or about setting a new world record in a foot race?" asked Laura DiDio, principal at ITIC. "How fast to you need to have search go?" she asked Google Instant "is all just hype," DiDio told TechNewsWorld. "Google's trying to get its name in ...

"Google wants to make itself as much of a household name as possible," Laura DiDio, principal of ITIC, told the E-Commerce Times. "It is already the de facto go-to search engine, and it has productivity applications such as Google Docs." With offerings such as Voice and Gmail...

In the mid-to-late 1980s, colleagues and friends were surprised when I transitioned from working as an on-camera investigative TV reporter to cover the then-fledgling high-technology industry for specialized trade magazines ...

"I may have a race car," Laura DiDio, principal of ITIC, told TechNewsWorld, "but how would it do if I put it on a narrow dirt road that might be studded with potholes?" Autofill Assurances...

"This is a wake-up call for Google, and it shows that no company can ever really predict customer satisfaction or buying patterns, even if it has a strong brand name," Laura DiDio, principal analyst at ITIC, told TechNewsWorld. "Google Wave was very well-hyped, but I think we're at the point now where a lot of products and companies offer information overload, so maybe people just didn't think they needed Wave as a collaboration platform." ...

Presumably it will be manufactured in India, which means inexpensive labor, Laura DiDio, principal of ITIC, told TechNewsWorld. "They certainly won't be using state-of-the-art parts either," she said. "There also won't be the huge markup that such retailers as Apple typically...

These days Apple reminds me a lot of the inscription found on the James Farley Post Office in New York City: "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds." ...

It is also a mistake to assume consumers will own one but not the other, Laura DiDio, principal with ITIC, told the E-Commerce Times. "Look, consumers own multiple cellphones and television sets," she pointed out. "Why not a netbook and a tablet, especially if they are low-pr...

However, with announcements from the search giants coming so fast and furiously, one is left to wonder exactly which season would not be the perfect one to release a new version, said Laura DiDio, principal of ITIC. "It's all becoming a big blur," she told the E-Commerce Time...

Since January, the high-technology industry has witnessed a dizzying spate of dueling vendor product announcements ...

Sheer speed may not necessarily be useful to consumers, Laura DiDio, principal at ITIC, pointed out "How fast is fast?" she asked. "Most of these search engines are pretty fast now. Does it matter if results come up faster than in the blink of an eye?"...

IBM currently leads in tech services, but HP is a close second, Laura DiDio, principal with ITIC, told the E-Commerce Times -- "and that is where the margins are." However, the cumulative number of jobs HP has eliminated in the U.S. -- not to mention this latest round coming o...

The state of the UK economy may not adversely impact sales of the Streak, Laura DiDio, principal at ITIC, told TechNewsWorld."Despite the ongoing economic downturn, people always seem to have money for discretionary purposes," DiDio pointed out. "Whether or not the Streak takes off in the U.K. depends on how well Dell markets it."

The ongoing buzz surrounding cloud computing -- particularly public clouds -- is far outpacing actual deployments by mainstream users. To date, only 14 percent of companies have deployed or plan to deploy a private cloud infrastructure within the next two calendar quarters. ...