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"If you want to upset Microsoft, this is the way to do it. I don't see this as the smart strategy," Enderle told the E-Commerce Times. "We could argue that HP deciding to release a Chromebook is why Microsoft is investing in Dell this week." HP may find itself wishing for a re...

"I suspect that because Facebook is something new that not even the digital folks have seen before, the conservatism of Wall Street keeps it from going all in," Carter told the E-Commerce Times. "Google is the eldest son, who benefits the most from the last-click bias of our analytics; Facebook is the younger son but with perhaps greater potential. I get the sense that Wall St. is holding back saying 'Okay, let's see what you're made of.'" ...

"The Super Bowl has a huge reach in the beginning of the year," Max Kalehoff, VP of marketing atSyncapse,told the E-Commerce Times. "It gets you out of the hole on your sales plan much earlier in the year." Syncapse works with companies to plan social media and advertising cam...

"It signifies a rebirth of the organization," said Umar Ruhi, Ph.D., assistant professor at the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa. The name change to BlackBerry "signifies reinventing themselves," he told the E-Commerce Times "I think there's a great reas...

"They are trying things, seeing how people respond and react, and then adding that into new services," Susan Etlinger, industry analyst at Altimeter Group, told the E-Commerce Times. "The idea is that they want to understand whether there is an impact when they increase the size of the image."

"The immediate rewards will be the subscription revenues, but this will also be a great way to increase its ad revenues as well," Bryan Sullivan, a partner with Early Sullivan, told the E-Commerce Times. Google's Challenge: Changing Viewer Habits...

"I consider this to be the most compelling Office solution that Microsoft has offered in some time, due to the combination of aggressive pricing and the ability to extend a single license across up to five devices," Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT, told the E-Commerce Times. "That's a far cry from the one license/one machine approach of most previous versions of Office."

BlackBerry's decision to address both touchscreens and keyboards is an attempt to keep core users happy while acknowledging the success of Apple and Android devices, Roger Entner, principal analyst at Recon Analytics, told the E-Commerce Times "What is very encouraging is that...

"This is a routine request when working with the CFIUS agencies regarding national security,"Sprint public policy spokesman John Taylor told the E-Commerce Times. "We continue to anticipate that the transaction will be completed in mid-2013." CFIUS, or the Committee on Foreig...

"USPS has been tasked with implementing a prototype software solution to enable citizens to use commercially-issued digital credentials to access government services online with greater security, privacy and efficiency," said the Postal Service in a statement provided to the E-Commerce Times by spokesperson John Friess...

"Twitter, of course, has taken this issue very seriously," Crandall told the E-Commerce Times. "They will set up new workflows and protections to make certain that a mistake like this doesn't happen again. They will parade the new technology and ultimately, over time, brands that are more adventurous will take advantage of Vine and take a spin. Companies that cater to male audiences -- think GoPro, sports franchises, video games -- will lead."

"There's a huge existing base of phones that are unaffected by this, and it'll be interesting to see how it's applied," Santalesa told the E-Commerce Times. Dialing Up Higher Prices?...

"Assuming that consumers are favoring tablets in many cases -- as was even seen in Apple's numbers -- Windows RT devices, which really compete with the iPad head on, are really more critical to Microsoft in the long term, and Microsoft did not release any numbers specific to RT," Silver told the E-Commerce Times.

"Microsoft's involvement would lend credibility to the investor group, increasing the chances that a buyout will occur," he told the E-Commerce Times. "The possible investment by Microsoft would provide additional liquidity and demonstrate a commitment by Microsoft to Dell's viability." ...

"Apple sold an incredible number of units this past quarter," Kagan told the E-Commerce Times. "It would be enough to make any other company really excited. But Wall Street is a different animal. It's been watching this rocket shoot across the sky for several years, but that wasn't going to last forever. It's started to stall, and the numbers are still incredible -- but for some reason Wall Street says 'I'm outta here' and goes to look for the next shooting star." ...

"It doesn't matter if the order came in to a retailer's e-commerce system or an in-store purchase and had nothing to do with email marketing. Now that information is available, so it's a huge step in getting a complete picture of your customers and their interests," Skurski told the E-Commerce Times...

The comparisons between 2011 and 2012 are not exactly apples-to-apples, Andreas Scherer, managing partner of Salto Partners, told the E-Commerce Times. Google's earnings report for Q4 2012 includes Motorola Mobility, which Google didn't own in that same period in 2011. Also,...

"We are not saying that the value of converting to electronic records has diminished or that the benefits to efficiency and patient care are not achievable," Art Kellerman, M.D., a Rand health policy analyst and coauthor of the study, told the E-Commerce Times. "But there are some significant factors that have impeded progress in meeting those goals that still have to be addressed."

"Some have argued there is none, but if that were the case, why would operators be working so hard to obtain additional spectrum? Given that there are so few opportunities to license new spectrum, secondary market transactions like this one are the most efficient means of reallocating spectrum within the market," he told the E-Commerce Times.

"Some have argued there is none, but if that were the case, why would operators be working so hard to obtain additional spectrum? Given that there are so few opportunities to license new spectrum, secondary market transactions like this one are the most efficient means of reallocating spectrum within the market," he told the E-Commerce Times.