Competition

July 2, 2010

Microsoft's Smartphone Entry proves to be Stillborn as Kin is officially killed

Microsoft has withdrawn its Kin range of smartphones after they proved to be a dismal failure.In my post Is Microsoft on the road to Oblivion,I had […]
June 24, 2010

Google and Apple Rivalry heats up with Google Music,more Patent Suits against HTC

Start of Google and Apple Rivalry The Google Apple Rivalry promises to one of the Greatest in Technology History with both of these iconic companies fighting […]
June 23, 2010

Nokia's Indian Fortress crumbling fast as Samsung and Local Players capture Mobile marketshare;S&P cuts Ratings

I had previously written about how Nokia’s Indian marketshare was being eroded by the advent of local Indian  players.This was very concerning as Nokia had at […]
June 22, 2010

Kindle value proposition getting competitively squeezed by iPad from the top and Nook from the bottom

Barnes and Noble’s Nook Price Cut makes Amazon scramble Amazon which was riding high with the success of its e-Book Reader Kindle less than a year […]
June 17, 2010

Smartphone Wars intensifying as Nokia faces further margin pressure and Fujitsu-Toshiba merge mobile operations

Technology Wars has broken out between 5-10 Global Technology Giants as they fight it out on multiple fronts as the whole Industry sees rapid Consolidation.Smartphones is […]
June 14, 2010

Nokia fast becoming an Also-Ran as Google and Apple win Developers in Smartphone wars

Nokia is fast losing Marketshare,Brand appeal and Pricing Power in the smartphone market.Despite a nearly 40% marketshare in the worldwide mobile market and an almost equal […]
June 13, 2010

India's Telecom Operators cup of woe brimmeth over with Reliance(RIL) Entry into Broadband Wireless

Indian Telecom Opertors Cup of Woes Indian Telecom Operators have seen Bad News  hitting them one by one  in a unrelenting way for the past one […]
June 11, 2010

Green Investing in Japan – Panasonic Discovers a Green Goldmine in Sanyo Acquistion

Panasonic hits upon a Green Goldmine in Sanyo Panasonic has hit upon a Green Goldmine with its acquisition of Sanyo .It is now capitalizing on  Sanyo’s […]
June 10, 2010

Is Apple taking on Intel in Smartphone and Tablet Hardware through ARM acquisition?

Apple has been the Leader in Technology Wars Technology has become a very competitive sector with 5-10 Global Companies taking on  each other on multiple fronts […]
June 9, 2010

China Putting Brakes on Green IPOs as some Green sectors face overcapacity

China has put on hold new IPO’s from its fast growing Green Industry to prevent overcapacity and weed out small players.Though Goldwind (China’s second largest wind […]
May 17, 2010

Technology Wars – Samsung Plans to Decimate Semi Competition with Huge Capital Spending

Technology has consolidated around 5-10 big players around the world who are gobbling up smaller companies and using their huge cash hoards to outspend the competition.Nothing […]
May 17, 2010

Lithium Battery Competition for Electric Vehicles gets Intense with Toshiba Entry

The market for making batteries for electric vehicles is seeing more and more entrants making the competition in this nascent sector quite intense.The competition is being […]
May 16, 2010

Nokia continues to lose marketshare in the Indian mobile market as Local Companies gain traction

Nokia is  already losing the smartphone wars to Apple and Google in the developed markets.So the low end segment is where it is relatively insulated from […]
May 16, 2010

Do Indian Solar Manufacturers Fear Foreign Competition?

The Indian Government under the Jawaharlal Nehru Solar Mission has proposed ambitious plans for the development of solar energy with a 20 GW target by 2022. […]
May 14, 2010

Technology Wars – Google makes a Strategic Retreat in the Smartphone Front;Closes Nexus One Web Store

Technology has seen the rise of 5-10 big Giants which are consolidating smaller companies and expanding their products/services to fight each other across  multiple segments like […]
May 13, 2010

Technology Wars – SAP gobbles up Sybase to counter Database Leader Oracle

Technology Wars have erupted between  Technology Titans as the Industry consolidates behind 5-10 Big Global players.One of the strategies in these wars is acquisition of small […]
May 12, 2010

Technology Wars – Google to partner Verizon in Battle with Apple in the Tablet Arena

Apple,Google,and Amazon which earlier used to compete in separate technology segments are now competing head to head with each other in Smartphones,Digital Ebooks,SAAS,Music Players etc. You […]
May 11, 2010

India's Telecom companies face "Winner's Curse" in savage 3G Spectrum Bidding

India’s Telecom Market is a unique market in a lot of ways.The differences are Second Largest Potential Market in the World Cheapest Rentals in the World […]
May 11, 2010

Technology Wars – Nokia reshuffles its Management and Divisions once again to turn the Tide of the Smartphone War

Nokia has been losing the smartphone wars to RIMM,Apple and Google . Despite having a long history,R&D and supply chain in the mobile handset market,it has […]
May 7, 2010

Nokia losing the Smartphone battle with Apple, Tries to extract Patent Revenue by Suing

Nokia has been losing marketshare,brand appeal  and pricing power in the mobile phone market since it reached its peak with Motorola self destructing.After that it has […]
May 5, 2010

Technology Wars -Smartphone Market sees Microsoft making an Entry with Kin

As I was writing in my earlier post , consolidation in the technology market is creating Technology Behemoths competing in large parts of the technology spectrum.Microsoft […]
May 1, 2010

Nokia tries to fight back against local Indian competitors

Nokia which is the undisputed king of the Indian market is facing  not only increased competition in the high end space from smartphones by Apple,RIMM,Google and […]