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Surface largely was the brainchild of Steve Ballmer, the last CEO of Microsoft, and it resulted from a similar thought process that created Zune. In other words, the OEMs weren't building a product that was competitive with Apple, and Microsoft got frustrated and felt it could do a better job. In both cases, the conclusion that ultimately should have been drawn was that OEMs alone weren't at fault.

HP is also burdened by its umbrella structure, which makes engineering a turnaround particularly difficult, said Rob Enderle of the Enderle Group. There typically is more than one business in trouble with these structures, "so as you focus on one, another goes south -- and t...

Last week, I observed repercussions from one of the most arrogant moves I've ever seen an executive make. A small uproar occurred when a Google product strategist learned there were fewer people than he'd expected at an event he'd volunteered to speak at. As he stormed out, he uttered the immortal words, "I Am Google," to the event organizer (whom he apparently thought was a booth babe, which in itself is troubling). ...

Ross "is on board to turn [Glass] into a real product," remarked Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group. "Until now, it has been more of an experiment into what people will accept on their face." What Google has had on its face because of Glass is a certain amount...

"It's a harbinger for what is to come with significantly increased performance and more aggressive pricing," Rob Enderle, principal at the Enderle Group, told TechNewsWorld. "China is a market that loves a bargain, and the ability to get a higher-performing product for less likely won't be lost on it."

"At the end of the day, anybody in Europe that's publishing information on people -- including Facebook -- is open to a lawsuit," remarked Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group Criminal Minds...

One possible problem for Yahoo -- and any company that buys a product to acquire its team -- is that this method of attracting talent to the fold is usually unsuccessful, Rob Enderle of the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times. "Folks tend to be loyal to the product they...

"The potential on the positive side is that we could be safer with faster identification and response to threats, a better understanding of our environment, and more convenience -- with much more technology much more responsive to our needs," Rob Enderle, principal at the Enderle Group, told TechNewsWorld.

Over the next several months, we will see a massive step forward in the systems we use in our cars to connect to our phones, listen to music and watch videos. As I write this, the new Kenwood Excelon DNN991HD is being installed in my project car, and it promises pretty much everything but the kitchen sink. In August, Jaguar will start supplying a new AV system provided by Intel and compliant with Apple's CarPlay system. This is on top of the driving improvements, which will include laser lighting, lights that make rain and snow almost invisible, and improvements in automated driving up to and including self-driving cars. ...

The simulation "is part of the process of understanding the universe," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told TechNewsWorld. Its accuracy "is important for discovering dark matter and preparation for sending out manned space probes." ...

John McAfee effectively has been out of the technology market for two decades, "and this is a market that cycles as often as twice a year in some segments," noted Rob Enderle of the Enderle Group. Five years is a lifetime. "It is impossible for anyone to exit this industry d...

Google and Microsoft are positioned against each other as primary competitors, and that could mean trouble. I remember past dynamics similar to theirs that didn't end well for either company. Apple focused on IBM (the 1984 ad) and didn't see Microsoft coming. Microsoft focused on AOL and didn't see the Internet coming. Intel focused on AMD so much it missed both Transmeta and ARM. Microsoft and Apple focused on each other, and both were blindsided by Google. Now Microsoft and Google are focusing on each other, which likely will lead both to ignore the risk that Amazon represents, until it's too late. ...

"They're finally putting the chat in Snapchat," Rob Enderle, president and principal analyst for the Enderle Group, told TechNewsWorld A Road More Traveled...

"This is very likely, because it would speed processing significantly," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told TechNewsWorld If that is the case, it could provide another option for equipping robots to view 3D, and allow them to get their job done sooner, he...

Last week, Microsoft delivered its quarterly report, and it was a big deal. It was CEO Satya Nadella's first real quarter and the Nokia merger was completed. ...

"This looks like he got pissed or got fired, and they're making it look like he quit," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times. "If this were a more reasonable departure, you'd have at least 30 days to clean house." Contrast Gundotra's de...

"This is a non-security company issuing a security report, and the McAfees of the world are scratching their heads over it," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times. "There are 80 billion ways to attack a system and they've found nine ways."

I saw the movie Transcendence last week, and it was an impressive telling of what might happen were we to achieve singularity. Given this is likely where AI research is taking us and that analytics is a major component to getting there, I not only recommend the movie as entertainment but also as a means to wrapping your head around what we must correct before we take that next big step. The problem resides in us. ...

"In a shielded environment, the devices should work better than here on Earth," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told TechNewsWorld. "Not having gravity is a benefit with electronics, particularly if you want to move them in all three dimensions," he conti...

"You figure they would have done this a long time ago since this a natural way to connect music you're listening to to a song you might want to buy," said Rob Enderle, president and principal analyst with the Enderle Group "Placing this in the OS as a core feature is something...