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Last week was kind of a disappointment, because I think most of us expected more from the Apple developer conference than it delivered. This is particularly true of the iPhone, which is way overhyped for a generation one product. Most tech companies -- and particularly Apple -- suck atgeneration one products ...

For U.S. companies, as with the government, dealing with China takes a delicate touch, Enderle Group Principal Analyst Rob Enderle told the E-Commerce Times. In disputes with other countries, the U.S. might refuse to export goods until more was done to stop piracy, but U.S. businesses can't support such as policy in China...

Adobe AIR and Flex are the cornerstones of the company's RIA (rich Internet application) platform, which enables developers and designers to create and deliver rich, dynamic, branded content and applications across all major operating systems, Rob Enderle, principal analyst with the Enderle Group, told TechNewsWorld...

Last week, I was on the road at Microsoft's TechEd conference and had a chance to chat with a number of my peers, some Microsoft customers, and a large number of Microsoft executives. Things are changing rapidly at that company: The Windows group is largely new, Bill Gates is mostly gone, and the company's strategy is increasingly driven by folks who seem to understand open source...

"For the most part, the entertainment industry and its customers have been at war," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at Enderle Group, told CRM Buyer, "and it's been watching sales drop as a result." Companies vs. Customers...

"This is the first time anybody has modified the mazes for 'Pac-Man' since there was a 'Pac-Man,'" Rob Enderle, principal analyst at Enderle Group, told TechNewsWorld. "So this is a major change for what was an old staple." Courting Casual Gamers...

The study's findings don't surprise Rob Enderle, principal analyst with the Enderle Group "That has been a consistent trend ... over time, particularly with cell phones," said Enderle. He said parents are often giving, or lending, cell phones to their children so they can keep...

The chips enable several innovative features for PCs, such as improved performance, clearer definition video and storage technologies that help better protect valuable data, according to Rob Enderle, principal analyst with the Enderle Group "They are pushing [a] platform strat...

The deal comes as competition in the contract industry continues to heat up, with Asian rivals including Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision and other companies squeezing already tight margins, according to Rob Enderle, principal analyst for the Enderle Group The deal now provides both...

Last week, history was made.Steve Jobs and Bill Gates were physically on stage together -- for just the second time ever -- in what many have described as something of a love fest, with Bill repeatedly praising the Mac. Kind of makes you wonder what the two of them could have done as close partners ...

While 10 percent of a global workforce is a significant amount to cut in a single move, companies want to make sure they cut deeply enough the first time to avoid additional rounds of layoffs, which are more likely to prompt the workers a company is trying to keep to jump ship, said Enderle Group Principal Analyst Rob Enderle...

"This is, to a large extent, Microsoft's best effort in years in terms of building a complete product," Rob Enderle, principal analyst for Enderle Group, told TechNewsWorld. "This one has been well thought through, everything from the target market, the hardware, the interface, the ecosystem that will surround it, to the user experience -- it has all been very well crafted."

Last week seemed incredibly long, because we were looking forward to a three day weekend, which, by the time you see this, will likely have gone by incredibly fast. The vendor that builds a tool to address that problem will make a fortune ...

Not everyone thinks the partnership represents a major strategy shift for Dell. The deal sounds more like a one-time promotion, the type that Wal-Mart often runs around the holidays, Enderle Group Principal Analyst Rob Enderle told the E-Commerce Times The Dell machines will b...

"This is a huge one for them. ... We're talking about a material win. Even for a company of HP's size, this could make the quarter for them," Rob Enderle, president and principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times "This is a very nice win," Roger Kay, prin...

Lenovo may be poised to launch a growth strategy that involves it rolling out more non-PC products in America and other markets, Enderle Group Principal Analyst Rob Enderle told the E-Commerce Times. In its home market, Lenovo sells a variety of consumer electronics but could launch a broader lineup that mirrors those of Dell and HP...

Cisco's migration into the surveillance industry signals a larger trend toward convergence of traditional physical security with information technology security, said Rob Enderle, principal analyst with the Enderle Group "Under current security conditions, it's definitely an e...

Cameras with bells and whistles such as zoom and anti-blur technology were big and clunky. Only professional photographers were willing to lug around all the equipment required to take the best pictures, Rob Enderle, president and principal analyst with Enderle Group, told TechNewsWorld...

IBM's direct processor business has taken some hits in recent years, most notably when Apple said it would shift its PCs away from PowerPC processors to chips made by Intel, commented Enderle Group Principal Analyst Rob Enderle Still, IBM continues to be a major player in the ...

Last week was busy:Microsoft supposedlythreatened open source with patent infringement, and it supposedlysaid Linux was dead. I'll come back to the word "supposedly" in a moment ...