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Rob Enderle

October 2008

October 29, 2008

Windows 7 First Impressions

As I mentioned earlier , Windows 7 is the product of Microsoft's missed expectations with Windows Vista and reaction to Apple's negative campaign against it. The combination motivated Microsoft in a... More >

October 28, 2008

Microsoft Moves to Azure in the Cloud and Windows 7 on the Desktop

I'm at the Microsoft PDC , the Professional Developers Conference, this week. The opening keynote was on a new Windows platform, Windows Azure , though I spent Sunday being trained on the latest up... More >

October 27, 2008

Watching China: U.S. Economic Leadership Loss Is Less Than Certain

One of the reasons I became an analyst is that I couldn't rely on most of the projections my predecessors sold because they didn't take into account critical future events. I was faced with a const... More >

October 23, 2008

Dell Applying Creativity in China to Offset Western Market Fall

It is easy to get depressed when we see the massive drop in our retirement portfolios and falling valuation of our homes. But unless we need to sell near term, neither is the big problem. The big pro... More >

October 21, 2008

The Google/T-Mobile G1 Phone: A Sign of Things to Come?

I have been using the new Google Android phone for about a week as my primary phone. It was a good experience that gave me a view into a future that I think will be amazing. First let me walk you t... More >

October 15, 2008

In U.S. Elections or Tech, FUD Is Bad Strategy

I've been watching, as I'm sure many of you have, the U.S. election process closely. I was fascinated to see that, after McCain switched to nearly 100 percent negative attack ads , Obama's lead grew... More >

October 13, 2008

Are Thin Clients a Bad Joke?

Over at The New York Times , Ashlee Vance is writing that, once again, thin clients are coming and, I think, suggesting that this represents some risk to Microsoft. Dennis Byron, who also writes f... More >

October 10, 2008

Preparing for Financial Crisis

One of the difficulties we have with an administration that has cried wolf as often as this one has is taking a real problem seriously. We have a real problem . With the stock market in free fall an... More >

October 9, 2008

Anticipating Merger-Based Changes and Disruptions During Market Downturn

This week, IBM released surprisingly strong financial results once again, showcasing that the problems that are plaguing the U.S. and world markets are originating with subprime mortgages, not with... More >

October 7, 2008

What the U.S. Could Learn from AMD

I'm sure I'm like many of you in that I'm frustrated by a U.S. government that seems unable or unwilling to manage well. There are a number of things our U.S. politicians could learn from business; ... More >

October 1, 2008

Learning from the Congressional E-Mail Bottleneck

In the U.S., people are so upset with their congressional leaders with regard to the economic bailout measure that they are overwhelming the e-mail system contacting their representatives. As a res... More >

Bailout: In Business 101, Wouldn't You Fire the CFO, CEO and Board?

I spend a good deal of my time looking at business practices. One of the consulting jobs I'm often hired for is to look at a problem and, by using my business process training, recommend a path tha... More >

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