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Companies that Apple might buy (but probably won’t), part one

Posted by | Dec 2, 2010 | , |

Apple has over $50 billion in cash. CEO Steve Jobs has said the dough is available should Apple decide to make any “strategic purchases.” So what companies might be a good “strategy purpose” for our favorite tech company?

My “MacNews/MacTech” writing compadre, Greg Mills, thinks Apple will buy Netflix. There are some good reasons why it should. Apple could beef up its presence in the television/entertainment area. And Netflix is a strong company — and getting stronger.

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StatCounter: BlackBerry overtakes Apple in mobile Internet usage

StatCounter: BlackBerry overtakes Apple in mobile Internet usage

Posted by | Dec 1, 2010 | , |

BlackBerry OS overtook Apple’s iOS for the first time in the US in November in terms of mobile internet usage according to web analytics company, StatCounter (http://www.statcounter.com). The company’s research arm, StatCounter Global Stats, finds that for the first time in the US BlackBerry OS at 34.3% overtook Apple’s iOS which recorded 33% in November.

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Greg’s bite: Microsoft Mobile Vista 7 crashes and burns

Greg’s bite: Microsoft Mobile Vista 7 crashes and burns

Posted by | Dec 1, 2010 | , |

By Greg Mills

The big returns are really coming in regarding Microsoft’s Mobile Vista 7.  I mean big numbers of phones physically being returned by customers to the cell companies who sold them.  

Big as in a very large sales disappointment for both cell phone companies around the world and cell phone hardware manufacturing partners who were willing to give the Kin crew one more chance. Numbers like 2% of all new phone sales being the new Microsoft phones isn’t good news for Redmond.  

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Greg’s bite: Apple’s Living Room Aspirations Languishing?

Greg’s bite: Apple’s Living Room Aspirations Languishing?

Posted by | Nov 30, 2010 | , |

By Greg Mills

As an Apple fan and a believer in the wisdom of most of what comes out of Cupertino, I bought the most recent Apple TV device and have used it quite a bit since it was first launched. As I noted in this space on a number of occasions I think there is an opening for Apple to challenge the cable/satellite TV content providers, since a lot of people hate them, but it won’t be easy and it is not happening yet for Apple. The numbers aren’t right yet.

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