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Samsung Rex – King Cnut

          Rex is not strong enough to hold back the tide of Asha.  Samsung has renewed its assault on the forgotten 1bn with the launch of...

HPQ – size 12s

          This new excursion into tablets and smartphones has all the hallmarks of the malaise that currently grips HPQ.  Not content with blowing $1.2bn on attempting...

Dell – Greed and fear

          I see the possibility that the whole deal collapses.   Some investors seem to think that they have a right to benefit in the potential upside in Dell...

Samsung – Borrowed time

          Hardware has made Samsung great but it must now repeat that success in software. Samsung’s great talent has always been hardware, but the company is...

Microsoft Surface Pro – Jack of all trades…

          …master of none….yet! The Microsoft Surface Pro is out in the wild but it has yet to prove Steve Jobs wrong. Apple’s stance on hybrid...

Dell – What now?

          This deal is all about making money. Dell has announced that it is going private in a $24.4bn leveraged buyout where Michael Dell and Silver...

Huawei and Microsoft – Out of Africa

          There is a market in Africa for the taking, but a $199 smartphone is not the device that will do it. Huawei and Microsoft have...

Apple vs. Samsung – Who’s the daddy now?

          Samsung is eating away at Apple’s image but its fans are still not those with the purchasing power. The problem with being the coolest and...

BlackBerry – A seat at the table.

          BlackBerry 10 hopes to sell itself on a feature that so far has not worked for Microsoft. Despite being snubbed by the marketing department, I...

Dell – Privacy please

          Dell’s mooted move to become private looks to be about peace and quiet rather than desperation. Dell is certainly at a cross roads but it...