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Rob Enderle

December 2008

December 30, 2008

Predictions for 2009: iPhone Successor Arrives and the Application Store Trend

What will be the iPhone successor? It could be the third-generation iPhone, as Apple has successfully held on to the crown for two generations and, in 2008, the iPhone was the only product that had f... More >

December 29, 2008

Predictions for 2009: Desktop Begins to Shift Rapidly to Cloud

Cost is the big driver for change in 2009 and 2010. Microsoft, as the dominant vendor, has this turf today but according to Laura DiDio's recent survey , it is vulnerable, with only 10 percent repor... More >

December 23, 2008

Predictions for 2009: Netbook/Smartphone Battle for PC Future

One of the big battles already heating up is whether netbooks or smartphones take the place of PCs as the new client-side interface to the Web. Much like in the '80s when terminals gave way to PCs, 2... More >

December 22, 2008

Predictions for 2009: Rethinking Social Networks as a Security Aid

When you put millions of people out on the street after their savings have been dramatically reduced, you have a situation where physical and electronic security, regardless of how good it is, will b... More >

December 18, 2008

Predictions for 2009: Panasonic Financing Options Sign of Coming Times

Economic times are tough and one of the biggest problems for companies that need to buy critical technology is getting financing and protecting critical cash reserves. Banks and financial institution... More >

December 16, 2008

Predictions for 2009: The Changing Face of Green

Green initiatives will take a beating next year in areas where economic incentives are not more than offsetting costs, and they will accelerate where there are savings multipliers like financial bene... More >

December 10, 2008

EMC Addresses the 2009 'OMG' Budget

This week, I’m at the EMC annual analyst meeting. One of the things that struck me during the opening talk was the impression that CIOs were now getting a look at their 2009 budgets and saying, “Oh m... More >

December 9, 2008

Could Obama's Mac Force Different Thinking?

It has been awhile since the U.S. has had a celebrity president. As the president-elect prepares to take the job, many of us are starting to wrap our minds around what that means. Generally, it means... More >

December 4, 2008

IBM Makes Another Run at Windows: Can It Do Better Than OS/2 Did?

IBM has announced the "Microsoft-free" Virtual Linux Desktop as an alternative to Windows. Positioning Linux as a hosted offering is probably a better plan than running at Microsoft with a more tra... More >

December 2, 2008

The Lenovo ThinkPad X301 Laptop: In Search of Perfection

I’m traveling this week with a new Lenovo ThinkPad X301 fully configured. If it isn’t the perfect laptop , I’m not aware of anything closer. It has similar dimensions and weight to the MacBook ... More >