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"People are creatures of habit, and it is often hard, once they get used to a tool like eBay, to get them to move. But if they are upset with the tool or the company, they may be enticed to make a change," Rob Enderle, president and principal analyst for the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times...

It appears the latest iPhone isn't finished yet. The battery life and the problems with MobileMe have many favoring the older model (kind of like Vista vs. XP), but lines are still forming for the 3G version. This showcases both the amazing capabilities of brilliant marketing and the risks associated with applying it to the wrong product. In this case, at the core of this marketing is Steve Jobs...

"[Microsoft is] trying to update gaming to better embrace a community aspect -- not just with the players, but with folks who want to and can develop content. In effect, they are trying to both dramatically increase the availability of new games and reduce the cost of publishing and buying games," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told TechNewsWorld...

I like writing about conflict because it gives you more than one dimension to a story, and there were two interesting conflicts that I ran into last week. The first, more near-term, will likely define the direction of the notebook market, and it is important because it implies an ether/or decision when most of us want both ...

Indeed, "Live Mesh is one of the most promising technologies coming out of Microsoft," asserted Rob Enderle, president and principal analyst with the Enderle Group. "It allows you to be on almost anything that has Microsoft technology -- and even some things that don't -- and makes sure your stuff is with you no matter where you are."

"The only thing that would bring [Microsoft] back to the table is if Yahoo actually approached them," Rob Enderle, principal analyst of the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times. "They weren't about to go back out and go after Yahoo after Yahoo had rejected them before. Their allegation that the chairman of the board of Yahoo is the one that asked them to put together the proposal -- at least to me -- rings true."

Sometimes it's the little things that can cause you to step back and rethink how you look at a company. For much of this decade Microsoft has been the "evil empire" with Apple, Linux and Google on the side of the Force (sorry for the "Star Wars" metaphor) ...

However, Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told TechNewsWorld the $50 drop is not a surprise -- though it comes a bit earlier in the year than he had anticipated "We thought they were going to do a price cut before the back-to-school season. This is a little...

"This kind of thing could be particularly important in identifying a new disease that's quickly reaching global proportions," added Rob Enderle, president and principal analyst with Enderle Group. "The disease could be small in many places, and once it gets big, it could be too late to stop it."

There are many things to admire about Apple, but like every company it has a dark side. One of the things I personally find more than annoying is the Apple fan base that will attack you if you honestly don't want to buy an Apple product and talk about your choice. But the thing to be concerned about, because Apple is a company that others now emulate, is its increasing habit of tricking you into paying more than you thought you paid for its products.

A lot of us are focused on Microsoft and Bill Gates this month as Bill's last day at the company he founded and ran to dominance passed last Friday. I've met Bill several times but only really once spoken to him. From a personal aspect, he has mostly been cordial, and he once personally came to my rescue back when my career as an independent analyst first started, something I'll never forget. Something else I'll never forget was the Windows 95 launch, which in my mind and evidently his, was the high point for Microsoft.

"This is [Google's] first big platform rollout," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told LinuxInsider. "Very few people hit their dates the first time out of the gates." Google is known for taking its time on software development, evidenced by projects like G...

Last week I was in Japan doing a deep dive on Panasonic, a firm I've observed for decades but never really got to know until recently. I've studied Apple in depth since the '80s and I find the contrasts between the firms and their key founders Konosuke Matsushita -- for whom Panasonic was originally named -- and Steve Jobs fascinating ...

I started off the week with dueling events: the Apple WWDC, where they talked about Snow Leopard and the second generation iPhone, HP's massive product announcement, and Microsoft's TechEd, where I learned more about Unlimited Vista (Windows 7) ...

"Microsoft is going to apply a substantial amount of pressure to ensure Google is treated the same way they were," Enderle Group Principal Analyst Rob Enderle told the E-Commerce Times. "Google is effectively blocking Microsoft, and at Google's scale, this could be seen as restraint of trade. This could flip the switch and have regulators start treating Google like a monopoly."

Last week was Computex but today everyone is focused on the likely launch of the iPhone. Given that some of the announcements at the show will have an impact on the future of devices like this, and that some of you will likely want to read something while standing in line, let's look at Computex vs. the iPhone, and as the details of the new iPhone become public you can compare the technology that was announced at Computex to what Apple is announcing with the iPhone...

However, the chief accomplishment with the Puma is its battery life, according to Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group "[It is the] first truly mobile part from AMD. Up until now, AMD couldn't compete on battery life, and Puma is much more competitive on spec," ...

Before we get started, if you ever wanted to know more about me -- and really, who doesn't? -- there is a cute "10 Things You Didn't Know About Rob Enderle" piece out there. Vista: What Happened?...

Of all the changes, simply having Dell himself back on board may have done the most to revive the lagging company, Enderle Group Principal Analyst Rob Enderle told the E-Commerce Times "The return of a competent founder is probably the biggest thing working for Dell," Enderle ...

OK, this may seem like a huge stretch because I doubt there are any tech companies more different than EMC and Apple. However, I just spent several days at EMC World and I actually found one similarity: Both companies are focused like lasers on customer loyalty ...