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Rob Enderle, an analyst for Giga Information Group, told the E-Commerce Times that brighter times do not seem to be just ahead for Internet market research firms The general sourness of the current economy is wreaking havoc on research companies, to the point where even if sud...

Giga Information Group research fellow Rob Enderle said the company has struck it rich on the consumer side with advertising catch phrases like "Dude, you're gettin' a Dell." But that approach might not play as well with IT decision makers "Their 'Hey Dude' campaign actually l...

"You have to look at the bigger players," Giga Information Group research fellow Rob Enderle told the E-Commerce Times. "For example, Microsoft remains a solid firm that's outperforming everybody. That's a pretty solid investment." Enderle also noted that Dell has kept its he...

EBay is bucking a downward trend in tech company earnings. What accounts for the company's stellar performance during a tough economic time? The answer is bargain-hungry consumers, according to Giga Information Group analyst Rob Enderle "A lot of people who have been laid off ...

Giga Information Group analyst Rob Enderle told the E-Commerce Times that Sun has littlechoice but to compete more aggressively "Sun has to continue to release products that compete with the Intel-based technologiesthat are moving into the market," Enderle said. "They are incr...

"The market that created AOL and made them the power they were has collapsed; and so AOL is doing the same," Rob Enderle, a research fellow at Giga Information Group, told the E-Commerce Times The main problem is that AOL envisioned the Internet as a walled garden, with its su...

However, Giga Information Group research analyst Rob Enderle told the E-Commerce Times that Nintendo's $50 price cut is clearly a reaction to cuts made by Sony and Microsoft last week. Those companies -- Nintendo's closest competitors in the console arena -- slashed the price...

Giga vice president Rob Enderle contended that the ultimate impact of Microsoft's monopoly status on its e-commerce efforts cannot be determined until the antitrust case is settled. In general, he said, the company will not change its course in any market segment unless it is forced to do so...

"Enough stuff came out in court to certainly color [HP's actions]. HP will have to do a lot to dig out," Giga Information Group analyst Rob Enderle told the E-Commerce Times. Disgruntled former board member Walter Hewlett had accused executives, particularly HP CEO Carly Fior...

The New York and SEC investigations "are not expected to stop the merger," Giga Information Group analyst Rob Enderle told the E-Commerce Times, although he noted that these entities will have more time than Hewlett did to find any improprieties. "[Walter Hewlett] only had th...

According to Giga Information Group research fellowRob Enderle, the court's decision will not be an easyone. "If they support HP, they now have strong evidencethat the merger is not going well, and should it fail,it will reflect poorly on the court," Enderle told the E-Commer...

"They're clearly not as aggressive as the Apple designs were. Gateway had to meet its price points," Rob Enderle, an analyst with Giga Information Group, added. "But they're different and look good." ...

According to GigaInformation Group analyst Rob Enderle, Belluzzowas being groomed to take over Steve Ballmer's job,but the reorganization made that impossible. "It looks like he lost a fairly major turf war withinthe company," Enderle said. "Many of the responsibilities he ha...