Technology Pundits is the combined web log of well know industry analysts, Rob Enderle, Richard Doherty and Tim Bajarin. http://www.technologypundits.com Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:57:41 GMT FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.technologypundits.com/index.php?article_id=547 I have been working with the Palm Pre now for awhile and have some early observations about the product and its impact on the market. 1-The Palm Pre is a solid smart phone for a market that will only grow. To put its growth potential into perspective consider this-In 2008, we sold approx 1.1 billion cell phones WW. But only about 10% of them were smart phones. We believe that in the US, by 2012, 65% of all cell phones sold will be smart phones and by 2015 at least 60% of all cell phones sold ... contact@creativestrategies.com (Tim Bajarin) Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.technologypundits.com/index.php?article_id=545 Part One Following Apple for some 28 years now, I've seen the Mac maker grow from a very small company (launched with a computer thought of as a hobbyist toy) to one of the most powerful technology companies on the planet. I've seen it go through five CEOs, starting with Steve Jobs and coming full circle when Jobs came back to take that role again in 1997. I've met with each of these CEOs to hear their thoughts, visions, and goals—and in some cases spent time with their teams as they explained how they see the market. contact@creativestrategies.com (Tim Bajarin) Fri, 22 May 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.technologypundits.com/index.php?article_id=542 Might we see a duo or trio of new game consoles starting as early is 2010? Or might President Obama's broadband initiatives and services like OnLive mark the beginning of twilight for Consoles? A very busy six weeks! GDC, CTIA, The National Cable Show in DC, the NAB Show in Vegas and Digital Hollywood week in Santa Monica. Three weeks until the madness and deafening sound effects of E3 LA. Cablevision Systems is talking about 101 mbps download speeds. Imagine what that can do to transform electronic delivery. rdoherty@envisioneering.net (Richard Doherty) Fri, 08 May 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.technologypundits.com/index.php?article_id=482 What happens when you team up the animation & imagery genius of DreamWorks with the dedicated engineers at HP? The result is the HP's DreamColor Professional Display. A 24-inch LCD display capable of showing 30-bit color imagery sourced from stills, video or the meticulous animation frames DreamWorks is famous for. The DreamColor display was unveiled by co-developers HP and DreamWorks at a gala NAB event. Just one month later, production versions were made available to a select group of analysts and color savvy journalists. rdoherty@envisioneering.net (Richard Doherty) Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.technologypundits.com/index.php?article_id=553 Sometimes you have to feel sorry for Apple's board in that they both need Steve Jobs and he is likely their biggest problem to deal with. It makes the HP Board's problems with Carly Fiorina a few years back seem trivial by comparison. Steve isn't the most forthcoming guy and he has a tendency to act first and leave critical players, like his board, out of the loop. This can be a real problem with current corporate disclosure rules which would seem to outlaw much of what has been falsely or selectively disclosed on Steve Jobs health over the last few months. renderle@enderlegroup.com (Rob Enderle) Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.technologypundits.com/index.php?article_id=552 Ah Summer when we can kick back, enjoy the sun, and put out thoughts of conflict behind us. Wait a moment, Summer?!? Evidently Microsoft and Apple missed a memo because both are swinging for the fences and not just at each other they may separately and collectively take Firefox and Google out. Safari Kicks IE Ass We haven't really started summer and some really strange battles are cropping up. First, and for the first time, Apple Safari is actually kicking browser butt. Easily the fastest browser currently in the market it is getting praises as it rolls over http://tinyurl. renderle@enderlegroup.com (Rob Enderle) Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.technologypundits.com/index.php?article_id=548 Have all normal boundaries in the endpoint world simply disintegrated? It seems as if in the past couple of months, we’ve seen announcements of virtually any and every possible combination of hardware platform, operating environment, application stack, and form factor. All these Franken-products can’t possibly exist, but they do, like a menagerie of imaginary animals. With the exception of netbooks, no market for them has been established. But in a down market and with cash still on their balance sheets, manufacturers are making big bets. k@ndpta.com (Roger Kay) Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.technologypundits.com/index.php?article_id=544 The whispers proved right. In its latest antitrust activity, the EU smacked Intel with a record fine. The $1.45 billion levy is well more than twice the original amount extracted from Microsoft. In September 2007, after some years of appeal process, the EU Court of First Instance upheld the European Commission’s (EC’s) right to fine Microsoft $613 million for anticompetitive practices. In total tab, Microsoft still holds the crown, having been required in February 2008 to pay an additional $1. k@ndpta.com (Roger Kay) Tue, 19 May 2009 07:00:00 GMT