Michael Gartenberg
Michael Gartenberg
Michael Gartenberg is a technology journalist, analyst and blogger. He is an Apple Inc. employee, and was previously a Research Director at Gartner, focussed on the world of the interconnected consumer...
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Importantly, they've done it in a way that seems to be fairly understandable to consumers, who don't need an IT department at home to make this stuff work.
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This is a question of extending their reach.
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There's no doubt that Microsoft has the potential to become a major force in the mobile space.
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The browser has taken on the status of mission critical. You're not going to see many enterprises adopt this (Mozilla) when there is such a sense of gravity around IE,
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Often consumers don't have an easy way to get the pictures off the camera. So they use them as wallpaper and screensavers instead of printing them. It shows how consumers are changing the way they are interacting with digital technology. Consumers are realizing that there's many ways they can interact with their pictures other than just printing them out and pasting them into an album.
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This indicates Microsoft's long-term commitment to this (field). Certainly they're not content with their position in the marketplace.
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This is a very good deal for the two companies.
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The core trend is we're seeing high-speed wireless access integrated directly into the devices rather than requiring an add-on card.
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The survey reinforces Microsoft's message to enterprises that Windows is a safe bet.
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It's a bigger deal in name than in substance, ... Microsoft added some bells and whistles, but it's not a dramatic release. Unless you have a pressing need for one of the specific features that were added, it's not a product that most users will want to upgrade to.
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Sony was not early in the plasma TV market even though consumers showed interest in it. Other Asian competitors were able to get products out faster and capture the minds of consumers.
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For the short term they're already on target with a good relationship. Apple's already reaped a lot of benefits.
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The technology to build these is fairly simple. It doesn't require advanced development techniques.
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Enterprises must understand that TCO (total cost of ownership) reduction is not a justification for a Windows 2000 desktop migration. Because of the high cost of migration, enterprises can actually lose money before they touch the first system.