:: Rob Enderle ::

A recent post on CNNMoney by Yi-Wyn Yen, “Google’s tough sell to Corporate America,” took me back to the work I did for IBM in the early ’90s when we were trying to spin out IBM software and analyzing Microsoft’s unbelievable (to IBM) competitive advantage. It also got me to recall the day I presented to […]

For the last couple of days, I’ve been spending time with Panasonic’s Toughbook hardened laptop division, going over its line. However, part of the discussion that really stuck with me as an ex-internal auditor is that many of the products that sell as Mil-Spec compliant, in my new view, aren’t.
Panasonic is one of the few […]

This week is IDF, and one of the platforms Intel is highlighting is called Netbooks, based on its Atom processor. I struggle with this concept because a Netbook feels and looks like a small notebook and the initial offerings act like notebook computers. The old saying goes if it looks like a duck and walks […]

Last week Dell launched its new E-Series line of laptops. The first clue that this line was vastly different was the logo change on the cover, signifying the E series as Dell’s premier business line. It goes in an aggressive direction, embracing custom colors and cutting-edge technology to create a result that is uniquely differentiated in […]

I was at the Flash Memory Summit moderating a PC design panel and after listening to several vendors and a storage analyst (who has posted on flash in enterprise storage products), I’ve concluded the answer for now is no. The problem is that they simply don’t yet provide enough advantages to overcome a massive price premium.
The […]