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One of the best elements of the approach may be that it does not seek to follow or imitate something already being done by the market leader, Enderle Group Principal Analyst Rob Enderle told the E-Commerce Times "This is an improvement in Microsoft's strategy because it does n...

I used to run a post-merger clean-up team for IBM years ago, and have since spent a great deal of time thinking about and dealing with major mergers that clients have undertaken. In a market like this, consolidation and acquisition are inevitable, and knowing how to play in what will likely be the kind of massive change that occurs after a merger can be a critical personal survival skill.

I'm often fascinated by mergers, or I should say I'm fascinated by how often they are attempted and how rarely they succeed ...

A Blockbuster buyout of Circuit City could be fraught with problems, Rob Enderle, principal analyst with the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times "If you're going to do an acquisition, it's better to go after a [weak] company that you can fix," he said. "But, in this case,...

Java users are loyal, but "the problem with Adobe and Microsoft is that they are both very well funded," Rob Enderle, president and principal analyst with the Enderle Group, agreed. "These are strategic platforms for them." Sun's technology, on the other hand, is "late to the...

I'm writing this from the Microsoft Management Summit at Interop with 5,000 of my closest friends in Las Vegas, and I'm still thinking about the book I brought up recently, titled Inside Steve's Brain. The result is, I think I've had an epiphany (and no, I didn't call a doctor) ...

With the board's authorization in hand, how Ballmer proceeds "really depends on how badly he wants this," Enderle Group Principal Analyst Rob Enderle told the E-Commerce Times "A proxy fight can be, as it was in HP's case, a very political and public kind of battle, which can ...

FTD adds a heavy-hitting piece to United Online's portfolio, commented Rob Enderle, principal analyst with the Enderle Group "FTD is a powerful company," Enderle told the E-Commerce Times. "If you think about folks that might want to send flowers, that might be one of the area...

Microsoft has just brought out the physical representation of its fifth major evolutionary change, and this one may turn out to be the most dramatic. The technology, Live Mesh, may actually both help Microsoft's customer satisfaction issues and help move Apple and Linux onto desktops everyplace ...

North American fans of "GTA IV" bummed out that the bundle will remain a European offering can only blame the game's popularity in the U.S. and the troubled economic picture, said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at Enderle Group "'GTA IV' is largely a U.S. institution. Also, wi...

The success of these efforts likely will be measured by a company's commitment to them, said Rob Enderle, principal analyst with the Enderle Group "Going forward, this can allow working groups to collaborate," he told the E-Commerce Times. "The difficulty with those efforts is...

The timing may be perfect for Blue Coat, Rob Enderle, principal analyst with the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times "During a time of recession, properties get devalued and, with acquisitions, there's less a risk of employees departing," he said. "Anybody with cash on re...

Over the last couple of weeks, I've been meeting with vendors all over the country that range from those that build PCs to those that build tools and parts, to those that build back-end solutions. One common message has come through. They all are targeting Apple as the company whose performance they most want to beat ...

Google's unexpectedly strong quarter may ratchet up the heat on Microsoft, which is hoping to bring its effort to acquire Yahoo to a close soon, said Enderle Group Principal Analyst Rob Enderle "As long as that deal remains in flux -- in other words, between acceptance and rej...

STEC may have a point. "If somebody else gets the technology to market first, as is the case in this instance, the difficulty for the challenging firm is prior work. They might have a patent that can show this, but STEC might say they were working on it first. It will be interesting to see how this plays out," Rob Enderle, principal analyst with the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times...

This cuts close to the heart because I truly believe this Web anonymity thing actually helps criminals more than it protects honest citizens. Microsoft has released a white paper that lays out the problem and asks for feedback on a solution (asking our opinion first at the very least should be applauded) ...

Nevertheless, it would be wise to wait and see how the idea pans out, opined Rob Enderle, principal analyst with the Enderle Group "I think the market is kind of skeptical this will provide any difference, but until you see it in use, it's hard to tell how it's going to work,"...

Last week I was in Shanghai, China -- which is truly an amazing place -- attending Intel's IDF (Intel Developer Forum), where the company is officially launching its new Netbook and iPhone-like MID (mobile Internet device) platforms. This is actually the first time I've seen products that are based on Linux that may exceed Apple's vaunted user experience...

Google's main interest was in keeping as much of the new spectrum open as possible so it can declare a victory of sorts, Enderle Group Principal Analyst Rob Enderle told the E-Commerce Times "Their goal was to ensure some openness for their services in the future," he commente...

Too many of us -- and I include myself -- are too willing to go to war and not willing enough to find harder, but often more successful, collaborative ways to solve problems. I often look at both the U.S. and Microsoft as similar entities in their respective spaces, and I'm often fascinated by how examples of good and bad judgment can be applied to both...