10 Days With the HP TouchPad Tablet

  As I have described in previous posts on my AMD blog, part of my job entails forecasting future usage models for consumers and businesses. One of the various techniques I use is living with today’s technology and then extrapolating forward. I look at all sorts of hardware and software, and lately I’ve been looking … Continue reading 10 Days With the HP TouchPad Tablet

Best HP TouchPad Reviews Roundup

As I stated in my review of the HP TouchPad, I intended to focus more on the experience and my opinion on what features differentiated the TouchPad from the pack. All the reviewers points emphasize my observation that WebOS is solid but the tablet needs more apps. Most reviews were for the most part positive. … Continue reading Best HP TouchPad Reviews Roundup

HP TouchPad Review – 3 Things Set it Apart

I have been a WebOS fan since it was first released. Actually I have been a Palm fan in general since the first Palm Pilot. So to say that i’d love to see HP succeed with WebOS would be a mild understatement. The Palm Pre devices have evolved and although none have been a massive … Continue reading HP TouchPad Review – 3 Things Set it Apart

Talkin’ ’bout Touchpads

A great deal has been written recently about the challenges that the PC market faces in comparison to other product categories, such as smartphones and tablets. But there hasn’t been much discussion about some of the self-inflicted wounds that PC makers have placed upon themselves. In the consumer market, in particular, many people find PCs … Continue reading Talkin’ ’bout Touchpads

What Does the TouchPad Fire Sale Tell Us? Not Much.

Way too much is being made of the success of Hewlett-Packard’s fire sale of TouchPad tablet, essentially the liquidation of a lot of distressed inventory.For example, this The Next Web article speculates on what TouchPad sales might mean for Amazon’s still completely notional tablet. First, let’s put the TouchPad “frenzy” in some perspective. HP, directly … Continue reading What Does the TouchPad Fire Sale Tell Us? Not Much.

My Advice to HP: Give All the TouchPad’s Away

Shock and Bewilderment swept the industry as well as the tech journalism and blogger community yesterday. HP announced that they are not just looking to spin off their PC business but that they are also discontinuing all webOS hardware which included the HP TouchPad. It was fascinating to watch the twitter stream of people commenting … Continue reading My Advice to HP: Give All the TouchPad’s Away

HP’s TouchPad-Can it compete with Apple’s iPad and Android Tablets?

Over the last few weeks I have spent a lot of time testing out two new tablets that are now on the market. The first is the Samsung 10.1” Galaxy Tab and the second is the new Palm TouchPad. Up until these two tablets came out it was clear to me that Apple pretty much … Continue reading HP’s TouchPad-Can it compete with Apple’s iPad and Android Tablets?

HP’s Surprising Tablet Attack

I recently attended HP’s Securities Analyst Meeting (SAM) where HP made its case to Wall Street on why investors should believe in the company and buy the stock. I will write about the conference later when I have thought through the content a bit more, as, unlike financial analysts, I need to think three to … Continue reading HP’s Surprising Tablet Attack

Of Course HP Will Enter the Smartphone Market Again

Two weeks ago, the industry was abuzz with discussion about Meg Whitman’s Fox Business interview on September 13. There, she said HP must ultimately offer a smartphones. This set off a chain of new stories, some aghast that HP would be considering something like this given HP’s last foray in phones. Most of the ire … Continue reading Of Course HP Will Enter the Smartphone Market Again

Microsoft Surface Reveals the Cost of HP’s webOS Folly

With Microsoft’s planned launch of the Surface tablet, the full cost of Hewlett-Packard’s grotestque mishandling of the purchase and abandonment of Palm’s webOS has become clear.  HP’s Personal Systems Group now finds itself in the worst of all possible worlds, facing competition from its most important supplier in what should be its hottest market. HP’s … Continue reading Microsoft Surface Reveals the Cost of HP’s webOS Folly

HP’s Never Ending Drama: Blame the Board

I don’t pretend to know what is going to happen next at Hewlett-Packard, but both Bloomberg and All Things Digital report that the board is meeting to consider ousting CEO Léo Apotheker and perhaps replace him with former eBay CEO (and current HP director) Meg Whitman. The HP board has long had a well-earned reputation … Continue reading HP’s Never Ending Drama: Blame the Board

HP Executive Drama Drags On

After Wall Street Journal columnist Al Lewis’s scathing and all-too-true assessment of Hewlett-Packard’s year-long campaign of self-destruction gained wide attention, you’d think the company’s executives might just go to ground for a while. That doesn’t seem to be happening. Todd Bradley, executive vice present in charge of HP’s soon to be spun off, sold, or … Continue reading HP Executive Drama Drags On

5 Reasons Why HP Would Spin Out the PC business

There are various reports out today that HP will announce at earnings that they will spin out their PSG unit or their PC business. If they do this it is for a couple of major strategic reasons. 1-Leo Apotheker, HP’s CEO, is a software guy. He understands software and services and knows that this is … Continue reading 5 Reasons Why HP Would Spin Out the PC business

Android Could be Vulnerable if HP Licenses WebOS

I’ve been pondering the question of Android’s growth, sustainabilty and market share for some time now. For several years now as we have been discussing strategy and market trends with our clients, Android always seems to enter the discussion in some way. Many of the companies we consult with work closely with Google and implement … Continue reading Android Could be Vulnerable if HP Licenses WebOS

Apple’s Design: The Gift That Keeps Giving (2 of 2)

This is part 2 of a 2-part article. Part 1 can be found here. Recap Market Research gives the customer what they ask for. It’s like giving a gift from a list. Great design is like great gift giving. Rather than giving the recipient what they ask for, great Design gives them an un-asked for … Continue reading Apple’s Design: The Gift That Keeps Giving (2 of 2)

Without Metro Apps, Innovative Touch-based Windows 8 Consumer Hardware is Meaningless

Last week at IFA in Berlin, Germany, HP, Dell, Samsung, and Sony announced some very unique hardware designs for Windows 8.  They included touch notebooks, convertibles, sliders, flippers, hybrids, and tablets that can take advantage of Microsoft’s Metro touch-based UI. The hardware was very impressive and it was obvious that a lot of thought and … Continue reading Without Metro Apps, Innovative Touch-based Windows 8 Consumer Hardware is Meaningless

How Android Raises the Experience Bar with Nexus 7

As a technology insider who has actually planned, developed, and launched products, I have always believed it was important to spend inordinate amount of time living with new and emerging technology products.  Only this way, can you get the “feel” of a product; where it is and where the category is headed.  With regards to … Continue reading How Android Raises the Experience Bar with Nexus 7

10-4, Good Buddies

It’s official: Apple will unveil the iPhone 5 on Oct. 4. But it is widely expected that they’ll make an announcement for the iPad, too: Last week, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook would probably introduce an iPad app at some point. I suspect “at some point” means Oct. 4. And the Facebook iPhone app, … Continue reading 10-4, Good Buddies

Lack of iPad Competition: A Tale of Missed Opportunity

In a new report on the tablet market, Gartner predicts that the iPad will account for two-thirds of the 103.5 million units it expects to be sold next year and nearly half of the 326 million units in 2015. While its easy to quarrel with some of the details in the forecast (not to mention … Continue reading Lack of iPad Competition: A Tale of Missed Opportunity

Should Tablet Makers Concede the Market to the iPad?

Recent reports, news and analysis have come out that underscore an industry cliche, there is not a tablet market only an iPad market. From news on the rather weak sales of Android tablets from vendors the last few quarters to the recent news that HP TouchPad sales are dismal, it is clear that the masses … Continue reading Should Tablet Makers Concede the Market to the iPad?

Tablet Price Promotions to Boost Demand

Staples is the latest retailer in the tablet market to offer a price promotion on tablets. The company is offering a coupon for $100 off tablet purchases (excluding the HP TouchPad) through July 30. The coupon is the latest price move by a tablet player to spur demand. Tablet brands have recently been lowering prices … Continue reading Tablet Price Promotions to Boost Demand

What is the future of the PC Industry?

As I perused the recent PC shipment numbers from last quarter and saw that they were rather anemic and with relatively slow growth forecast in the future, it became even more evident to me that we are at a major inflection point in our journey with personal computers. We started this journey in the 1950’s … Continue reading What is the future of the PC Industry?

Cisco Highlights Focus on Location as Companies Start to Reopen

As states in the US start to reopen and businesses around the country (and the world) start to plan for employees to return, there’s been a lot of discussion around what the new “normal” in the workplace will be. Of course, we don’t really know what it’s going to be like, but most people are … Continue reading Cisco Highlights Focus on Location as Companies Start to Reopen

Apple’s Quiet Launch Brings Welcome Updates

Apple skipped the virtual press event and launched its latest updates to the iPad Pro, MacBook Air, and Mac Mini via press release. Without executives on stage, it may have felt like a quiet launch, but Apple is delivering some key updates here that should make some serious noise in the market. iPad Pro with … Continue reading Apple’s Quiet Launch Brings Welcome Updates

Apple WWDC: Two Non-Announcements that Made News

Since Apple’s WWDC keynote on Monday, it has been fascinating to see how people reacted to two things in particular: the death of iTunes and mouse support for iPad. In a way these were non-announcements as neither of them was announced on stage and I put them together because in my mind these two are … Continue reading Apple WWDC: Two Non-Announcements that Made News