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Nokia / Microsoft – Course change

          Smartphone margins are likely to imminently collapse. Rationale, the deal structure and recent actions all suggest that a substantial increase in investment in the Windows...

HPQ Q3 – Home to roost

          The fundamental flaw in HPQ is laid bare. Things have been looking better at HPQ in terms of corporate governance and cost control but Q3...

Nokia – Big fish. Small pond

          WP is still a small pond but it has potential. The latest data indicates that Nokia is making progress in smartphones. Its slow progress but...

LG – Glutton for punishment

          LG’s new tablet is likely to be a license to lose money. It appears that one disaster and the travails of almost all of its...

Dell Q2 – A long and weary road

          Q2 results make a breakup inevitable. Dell reported difficult Q2 results as margins were sacrificed in order to cling onto market share. Q2 revenues /...

NFC – A step closer

          The biometric craze is here but the place to invest is NFC I have long believed that there are two barriers to the take-off of...

BlackBerry – Circling vultures

          The smell of blood is in the air. BlackBerry has announced (again) that it is open to considering strategic options for the company other than...

Acer – Point of capitulation?

          Capitulation often marks the bottom of the market. Acer has reported another set of rotten results and at the same time seems to be throwing...

WP8 Apps. – Wrong end of the stick.

          Filling the app. store with amateur apps. will not fix the problem. Microsoft has launched Windows Phone App. Studio which is a web based editor...

Google Android – Number update.

          Google has to address Gingerbread to make a difference. Radio Free Research has indicated that while Android utterly dominates the market for smartphones, its parent...