Category Archives: Business

Apple Has Become the “Big Brother” (And Nokia Calls That Out in an Ad)

Posted on October 3, 2012 by

It’s ironic how over time a company may do a complete 180-degree pivot and become the epitome of everything against which it once stood in rebellion. Remember the iconic 1984 Apple Macintosh ad? In that ad, Steve Jobs and company … Continue reading →

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Nokia — The Unsung Hero of Modern-Day Technology

Posted on September 25, 2012 by

Once upon a time, there was a company that dominated the mobile phone industry — it delivered the best user experience, had the snazziest and most coveted devices with the latest bells and whistles, captured the highest market share, and … Continue reading →

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Apple — Most Valuable but Also Most Vulnerable

Posted on September 25, 2012 by

Not a single day can go nowadays without the media elating about the skyrocketing trajectory of Apple’s stock price. The Cupertino, CA-based company seems to be breaking record over record. TV anchors get giddy when they report how the tech … Continue reading →

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Apple’s Innovator Myth

Posted on September 25, 2012 by

Many pundits have competed to offer superlatives regarding Apple. The innovation, the snazziness, the incredible success story… As Apple grew in its dominance both on the consumer electronics market and the financial stock exchange, reasonable analysts started asking themselves when … Continue reading →

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Lessons Re-Learned: A Good Company Does Not Mean a Good Stock to Buy

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

A lot of frenzy over “hot” tech companies has been engulfing the business and tech media in the past year or so. Journalists and bloggers have been running over each other, proselytizing to everyone what a great and safe investment … Continue reading →

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Corporate Purchasing and the War for Smart Phone Domination

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

Could purchasing habits at corporations serve as a leading indicator of any upcoming tipping points in the war for smart phone domination? This is the lofty question I’ve set to answer in the post you’ve just started reading. Much has … Continue reading →

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The New Bubble That Is Just About To Burst

Posted on April 12, 2012 by

Only five years after the last bubble burst, a new one is getting very ripe to blow up. While the mainstream economy has been riling from one of the biggest financial markets’ meltdowns, the nascent start-up economy in Silicon Valley … Continue reading →

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Attack of the Start-Up Clones

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

There has been a flurry of articles in the mainstream tech blogosphere about start-ups that are ruthlessly imitating other successful start-ups. Tech blog gurus have been pressing the “panic button” on their computers, cranking out posts after posts of cautionary … Continue reading →

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Arrgh, Cloudie, a (Software) Pirate is Coming for Ya!

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

The peaceful days in the clouds may be nearing their end. Many software companies see a future free of piracy as they move their products to the proverbial cloud (i.e., hosting the software as a service on their own server … Continue reading →

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Direct Mail Advertising Can Still Be Exciting!

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

Until last night, I firmly believed that direct mail advertising is dead — or at least, completely ineffective for the Millennial Generation (or Generation Y, or whatever else you want to call people who grew up with computers and mobile … Continue reading →

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