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What’s Up With HP?

As regular readers will know, I am a Hewlett Packard alumnus and a longtime admirer of the company. I worked at HP in the eighties, and with hindsight it was one of the finest periods of my career. It was a GREAT place to work, as documented by books and case studies written about the […]

Filed Under: B2C, Business Models, Corporate Strategy, enterprise software, General Management, hardware, Mergers & Acquisitions, SaaS Tagged With: Autonomy, B2B, business model, CEO, consultant, consulting, consumer software, hardware, Hewlett Packard, high tech, HP, IBM, Leo Apotheker, management, Meg Whitman, Palm, PC, Phil Morettini, PJM Consulting, software, strategy, tech, technology, WebOS

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Strategic Implications of the Google-Motorola Mobility Deal

The big question is why is Google doing this? Media reports and analysis of the potential deal has been all over the map. Much speculation has centered on the real value being in the large Motorola patent portfolio, to help defend Android against lawsuits. There has been other commentary which points to the possibility of […]

Filed Under: B2C, Business Models, Corporate Strategy, hardware, Mergers & Acquisitions, Software/Product Development Tagged With: Android, Apple, business model, Commodity, Google, hardware, high tech, management, margins, Microsoft, Motorola, Phil Morettini, PJM Consulting, SmartPhone, software, strategy

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Health of the Tech Economy

I was reading an article recently about how the number of new tech startups in my local San Diego area has doubled, to 70 new companies, compared to the same quarter last year. More than half of those startups were in software, computer hardware or communications. The article included a number of other criteria useful […]

Filed Under: Corporate Strategy, Financing, General Management, market research, Mergers & Acquisitions Tagged With: Capital Spending, economy, forecast, high tech, M&A, Phil Morettini, PJM Consulting, software, startup, stock market, strategy, tech, Tech Economy Health, Tech Employment, technology, VC, Venture Capital

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Should Microsoft Break Up?

Once again there have been discussions in the press about breaking up Microsoft. Years ago it was the government pressing the issue because of Microsoft’s perceived monopolistic hold on a number of software markets. Now it’s being driven by shareholders, unhappy with the stock’s unimpressive performance over the last decade. MS management is not fond […]

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Why is Intel Buying McAfee?

Intel’s $7.68B announced acquisition of McAfee raised more that a few eyebrows, both in the marketplace and on Wall Street. Does it make sense? It’s hard to say at this point. So much depends upon execution, as well as potential synergies seen by Intel’s management which may not be obvious to outsiders.  The price is […]

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