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<title><![CDATA[Ahead of Earnings, Are Critics Too Quick to Shun Adobe Systems Incorporated?]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/Ahead-of-Earnings-Are-Critics-Too/6/18/2013/id/50379</link>
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			Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:44:00EST
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<![CDATA[We are in a weird time for technology, particularly when it comes to something that seem simple on the surface -- ownership.

As time goes on, we are seeing increasing restrictions on our use of products.

Case in point:

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is requiring Xbox One consoles to "check in" with the mothership every 24 hours. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is making it practically impossible to upgrade memory on certain iMac models. And Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) has placed restrictions on reselling or even giving away Google Glass.

So while we can buy what we want, we are facing more rules than ]]>
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	<![CDATA[We are in a weird time for technology, particularly when it comes to something that seem simple on the surface -- ownership.

As time goes on, we are seeing increasing restrictions on our use of products.

Case in point:

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is requiring Xbox One consoles to "check in" with the mothership every 24 hours. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is making it practically impossible to upgrade memory on certain iMac models. And Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) has placed restrictions on reselling or even giving away Google Glass.

So while we can buy what we want, we are facing more rules than ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[The Future of Nintendo Co., Ltd: Is Mario Doomed?]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/is-nintendo-doomed-ps4-xbox-one/6/13/2013/id/50305</link>
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			Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:31:00EST
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<![CDATA[One my my pet peeves -- not that I haven&#39;t done it myself -- is when those in the media give "advice" to major companies, as if CEOs running hugely complex multi-billion-dollar global businesses care about what any of us think.

And these days, one of the most common recipients of this advice is Japanese video game revolutionary Nintendo Co., Ltd  (OTCMKTS:NTDOY), which, before its recent stumbles, was the darling of the industry, courtesy of its revolutionary Wii console and DS handheld.



If you have a short memory, you may have forgotten that the Wii had perhaps the most innovative ]]>
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	<![CDATA[One my my pet peeves -- not that I haven&#39;t done it myself -- is when those in the media give "advice" to major companies, as if CEOs running hugely complex multi-billion-dollar global businesses care about what any of us think.

And these days, one of the most common recipients of this advice is Japanese video game revolutionary Nintendo Co., Ltd  (OTCMKTS:NTDOY), which, before its recent stumbles, was the darling of the industry, courtesy of its revolutionary Wii console and DS handheld.



If you have a short memory, you may have forgotten that the Wii had perhaps the most innovative ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Occupy PlayStation Meets the Xbox One Percent]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/sony-corporation-PlayStation-microsoft-Xbox-One/6/11/2013/id/50278</link>
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			Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:29:00EST
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<![CDATA[Around the turn of the millennium, Sony Corporation (NYSE:SNE) was the 800-pound gorilla of the video game world.

Its PlayStation and PlayStation 2 consoles were the dominant forces in the industry, beating the likes of Nintendo Co., Ltd (OTCMKTS:NTDOY) and Sega into submission. In the best of times, Sony&#39;s gaming business accounted for over 60% of its operating profit. These days, the company&#39;s biggest profit center is actually its life insurance segment.

However, during Sony&#39;s heyday, Nintendo and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) were busy hatching plans to topple the big giant, and that&#39;s exactly what happened during the current gaming console ]]>
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	<![CDATA[Around the turn of the millennium, Sony Corporation (NYSE:SNE) was the 800-pound gorilla of the video game world.

Its PlayStation and PlayStation 2 consoles were the dominant forces in the industry, beating the likes of Nintendo Co., Ltd (OTCMKTS:NTDOY) and Sega into submission. In the best of times, Sony&#39;s gaming business accounted for over 60% of its operating profit. These days, the company&#39;s biggest profit center is actually its life insurance segment.

However, during Sony&#39;s heyday, Nintendo and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) were busy hatching plans to topple the big giant, and that&#39;s exactly what happened during the current gaming console ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Grocery Wars: Can Amazon Keep the Milk Fresh and Even Make Some Money?]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/business-news/markets/articles/Grocery-Wars253A-Can-Amazon-Keep-the/6/6/2013/id/50178</link>
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			Thu, 6 Jun 2013 09:00:00EST
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<![CDATA[For the past two weeks, I&#39;ve hunted my neighborhood supermarkets for oyster sauce to complete my steak stir-fry creations. Frustrated by my inability to locate this evasive condiment (#firstworldproblems), I turned to the one source where I can get anything my heart desires -- Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN).

And courtesy of my Amazon Prime membership, I&#39;ll have my Lee Kum Kee Panda Brand Oyster Sauce (along with my 3M Dual Lock Fasteners) shipped to me free by Thursday at 8:00 p.m. EDT:



Incidentally, around the time I was placing this order, the good folks at Reuters published a story indicating that Amazon ]]>
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	<![CDATA[For the past two weeks, I&#39;ve hunted my neighborhood supermarkets for oyster sauce to complete my steak stir-fry creations. Frustrated by my inability to locate this evasive condiment (#firstworldproblems), I turned to the one source where I can get anything my heart desires -- Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN).

And courtesy of my Amazon Prime membership, I&#39;ll have my Lee Kum Kee Panda Brand Oyster Sauce (along with my 3M Dual Lock Fasteners) shipped to me free by Thursday at 8:00 p.m. EDT:



Incidentally, around the time I was placing this order, the good folks at Reuters published a story indicating that Amazon ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Xbox One, PlayStation 4 -- and Apple? -- in the Age of Convergence]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/Xbox-One-and-PlayStation-4-in/5/30/2013/id/50064</link>
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			Thu, 30 May 2013 09:18:00EST
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<![CDATA[I know you kids think you&#39;re too cool for school, streaming the new season of Arrested Development from Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) on your Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPad.

But let me tell you what things were like in my day.

When I was a kid and wanted to watch a movie, my mother would drive me to the video store and she&#39;d pay $3 so I could watch The Goonies on a VCR that probably cost more than her beat-up Oldsmobile station wagon.

And needless to say, our 19" tube TV did not have a Retina display.

How about music?

Man, you don&#39;t ]]>
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	<![CDATA[I know you kids think you&#39;re too cool for school, streaming the new season of Arrested Development from Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) on your Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPad.

But let me tell you what things were like in my day.

When I was a kid and wanted to watch a movie, my mother would drive me to the video store and she&#39;d pay $3 so I could watch The Goonies on a VCR that probably cost more than her beat-up Oldsmobile station wagon.

And needless to say, our 19" tube TV did not have a Retina display.

How about music?

Man, you don&#39;t ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Xbox One and PS4: New Consoles Are Nice, but New Gamers Would Be Even Better]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/Xbox-One-and-PS4253A-New-Consoles/5/22/2013/id/49961</link>
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			Wed, 22 May 2013 12:22:00EST
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<![CDATA[For investors, the video game sector has been mostly full of doldrums since late 2007/early 2008. 

During those glory days, consumers were carpet-bombed with an astonishing quantity of high-quality titles that spanned from the super hardcore to the truly casual. Among the stars of the day were Activision&#39;s (NASDAQ:ATVI) generation-defining Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and its Guitar Hero series, Microsoft&#39;s (NASDAQ:MSFT) Halo 3, and of course, we can&#39;t forget the Nintendo (OTCMKTS:NTDOY) Wii, which was a blockbuster commercial success at the time.

We&#39;ve seen individual gaming stocks have their ups and downs since then (lately, mostly ups), but ]]>
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	<![CDATA[For investors, the video game sector has been mostly full of doldrums since late 2007/early 2008. 

During those glory days, consumers were carpet-bombed with an astonishing quantity of high-quality titles that spanned from the super hardcore to the truly casual. Among the stars of the day were Activision&#39;s (NASDAQ:ATVI) generation-defining Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and its Guitar Hero series, Microsoft&#39;s (NASDAQ:MSFT) Halo 3, and of course, we can&#39;t forget the Nintendo (OTCMKTS:NTDOY) Wii, which was a blockbuster commercial success at the time.

We&#39;ve seen individual gaming stocks have their ups and downs since then (lately, mostly ups), but ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[The Tesla Model S Is the New Toyota Prius]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/consumer/articles/The-Tesla-Model-S-is-the/5/16/2013/id/49843</link>
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			Thu, 16 May 2013 09:26:00EST
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<![CDATA[To say it&#39;s been a great couple of weeks for Tesla Motors (NASDAQ:TSLA) would be putting it lightly.

On Wednesday, May 8, the rapidly-growing manufacturer of electric cars became a Wall Street darling after its announced its first-ever quarterly profit, driven by significantly better-than-expected sales.

But even more importantly, the highly-influential Consumer Reports gave the Tesla Model S luxury sedan a stunning 99/100 score, making it the highest rated car of all time.

That wasn&#39;t the only source of praise for the Model S.

Motor Trend named it the 2012 car of the year (as did many other outlets), and ]]>
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	<![CDATA[To say it&#39;s been a great couple of weeks for Tesla Motors (NASDAQ:TSLA) would be putting it lightly.

On Wednesday, May 8, the rapidly-growing manufacturer of electric cars became a Wall Street darling after its announced its first-ever quarterly profit, driven by significantly better-than-expected sales.

But even more importantly, the highly-influential Consumer Reports gave the Tesla Model S luxury sedan a stunning 99/100 score, making it the highest rated car of all time.

That wasn&#39;t the only source of praise for the Model S.

Motor Trend named it the 2012 car of the year (as did many other outlets), and ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Sentiment Is Not as Bullish as You Think, Despite a 145% Rally in the S&P 500]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/business-news/editors-pick/articles/Sentiment-Is-Not-as-Bullish-as/5/13/2013/id/49775</link>
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			Mon, 13 May 2013 11:24:00EST
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<![CDATA[Lights out tonight, trouble in the heartland.
Got a head-on collision, smashin&#39; in my guts, man.
I&#39;m caught in a crossfire that I don&#39;t understand.

-- Bruce Springsteen, "Badlands"

As of the Friday market close, the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) is up a whopping 145% off the March 2009 housing crisis low.

And year-to-date, it&#39;s had a remarkably steady rally, adding up to a 15% gain, as seen in the chart below:



We&#39;re seeing very bullish readings from traditional sentiment indicators, which is normally indicative of a top.

Last week, the American Association of Individual Investors&#39; weekly investor sentiment survey went ]]>
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	<![CDATA[Lights out tonight, trouble in the heartland.
Got a head-on collision, smashin&#39; in my guts, man.
I&#39;m caught in a crossfire that I don&#39;t understand.

-- Bruce Springsteen, "Badlands"

As of the Friday market close, the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) is up a whopping 145% off the March 2009 housing crisis low.

And year-to-date, it&#39;s had a remarkably steady rally, adding up to a 15% gain, as seen in the chart below:



We&#39;re seeing very bullish readings from traditional sentiment indicators, which is normally indicative of a top.

Last week, the American Association of Individual Investors&#39; weekly investor sentiment survey went ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Adobe Reaches for the Stars by Putting Its Head in the Cloud]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/Adobe-Reaches-for-the-Stars-By/5/9/2013/id/49716</link>
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			Thu, 9 May 2013 09:03:00EST
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<![CDATA[If you thought the backlash against Apple&#39;s (NASDAQ:AAPL) great Final Cut Fiasco of 2011 was a PR debacle (see: Apple Gets Justified Smackdown as Final Cut Pro X Goes Under Fire), then you should see what&#39;s going on with Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE).

This week, Adobe, best known for making Photoshop and other software products, told the world that the Creative Cloud just ate the Creative Suite.

Going forward, Adobe will not sell boxed versions of its Creative Suite products like the aforementioned Photoshop.

Buyers will have to purchase software subscriptions, meaning that you can only use a piece of software as ]]>
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	<![CDATA[If you thought the backlash against Apple&#39;s (NASDAQ:AAPL) great Final Cut Fiasco of 2011 was a PR debacle (see: Apple Gets Justified Smackdown as Final Cut Pro X Goes Under Fire), then you should see what&#39;s going on with Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE).

This week, Adobe, best known for making Photoshop and other software products, told the world that the Creative Cloud just ate the Creative Suite.

Going forward, Adobe will not sell boxed versions of its Creative Suite products like the aforementioned Photoshop.

Buyers will have to purchase software subscriptions, meaning that you can only use a piece of software as ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Apple: Is the Rebound Real?]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/apple-is-the-rebound-real-aapl/5/2/2013/id/49600</link>
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			Thu, 2 May 2013 12:42:00EST
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<![CDATA[In the past two weeks, we&#39;ve seen a bit of a turnaround for Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the world&#39;s most closely watched technology company.

The stock has jumped from its April 19 low of $385 by 15%, possibly signaling a rosier outlook for the company -- or at the very least,  a reprieve from the endless negativity seen heading into its April 23 earnings report. which was pretty decent.

One simple but effective illustration of said negativity comes in the following chart, which plots Apple&#39;s stock price vs. the average analyst target price:


Click to enlarge

At the start of the year, ]]>
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	<![CDATA[In the past two weeks, we&#39;ve seen a bit of a turnaround for Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the world&#39;s most closely watched technology company.

The stock has jumped from its April 19 low of $385 by 15%, possibly signaling a rosier outlook for the company -- or at the very least,  a reprieve from the endless negativity seen heading into its April 23 earnings report. which was pretty decent.

One simple but effective illustration of said negativity comes in the following chart, which plots Apple&#39;s stock price vs. the average analyst target price:


Click to enlarge

At the start of the year, ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Apple: Is the Rebound Real?]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/apple-iphone-5-iphone-5s-iphone/5/2/2013/id/49582</link>
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			Thu, 2 May 2013 09:42:00EST
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<![CDATA[In the past two weeks, we&#39;ve seen a bit of a turnaround for Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the world&#39;s most closely watched technology company.

The stock has jumped from its April 19 low of $385 by 15%, possibly signaling a rosier outlook for the company -- or at the very least,  a reprieve from the endless negativity seen heading into its April 23 earnings report. which was pretty decent.

One simple but effective illustration of said negativity comes in the following chart, which plots Apple&#39;s stock price vs. the average analyst target price:


Click to enlarge

At the start of the year, ]]>
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	<![CDATA[In the past two weeks, we&#39;ve seen a bit of a turnaround for Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the world&#39;s most closely watched technology company.

The stock has jumped from its April 19 low of $385 by 15%, possibly signaling a rosier outlook for the company -- or at the very least,  a reprieve from the endless negativity seen heading into its April 23 earnings report. which was pretty decent.

One simple but effective illustration of said negativity comes in the following chart, which plots Apple&#39;s stock price vs. the average analyst target price:


Click to enlarge

At the start of the year, ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[If an iPhone Can Be a Cash Register, What Can Google Glass Be?]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/If-an-iPhone-Can-Be-a/4/18/2013/id/49320</link>
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			Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:00:00EST
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<![CDATA[When I need soap or toothpaste, I head to the Rite-Aid around the corner from my house.

But when I&#39;m in the mood for something special -- like a water-activated gel cleanser or a honey-almond body scrub -- I head to Sephora.

And do you know what&#39;s interesting about shopping at Sephora?

The fact that I see Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhones functioning as cash registers -- just like at Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN) and JC Penney (NYSE:JCP).

Now what&#39;s the significance of this?

Simple.

The most interesting aspect of the mobile device boom may be the degree to which app (remember when ]]>
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	<![CDATA[When I need soap or toothpaste, I head to the Rite-Aid around the corner from my house.

But when I&#39;m in the mood for something special -- like a water-activated gel cleanser or a honey-almond body scrub -- I head to Sephora.

And do you know what&#39;s interesting about shopping at Sephora?

The fact that I see Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhones functioning as cash registers -- just like at Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN) and JC Penney (NYSE:JCP).

Now what&#39;s the significance of this?

Simple.

The most interesting aspect of the mobile device boom may be the degree to which app (remember when ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Time Out! If You Didn't Know PC Sales Were Horrible, Then You Haven't Been Paying Attention]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/TIme-Out2521-If-You-Didn2527t-Know/4/11/2013/id/49214</link>
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			Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:35:00EST
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<![CDATA[Connect the dots,
	La la la la
	-- Pee Wee Herman
	
	Yesterday afternoon, market research firm IDC dropped a bomb by announcing that first-quarter PC industry unit sales fell a whopping 13.9% year-over-year.
	
	That&#39;s bad enough to mark the worst quarterly performance since IDC started tracking the industry in 1994.
	
	This news was surprising!
	
	Shocking!
	
	Unbelievable!
	
	Inconceivable!
	
	Or was it?
	
	Because when I look back at the industry since the release of Windows 8 in October of 2012, I see nothing but bad news and worse statistics.
	
	So riddle me this -- can you name a single positive data point ]]>
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	<![CDATA[Connect the dots,
	La la la la
	-- Pee Wee Herman
	
	Yesterday afternoon, market research firm IDC dropped a bomb by announcing that first-quarter PC industry unit sales fell a whopping 13.9% year-over-year.
	
	That&#39;s bad enough to mark the worst quarterly performance since IDC started tracking the industry in 1994.
	
	This news was surprising!
	
	Shocking!
	
	Unbelievable!
	
	Inconceivable!
	
	Or was it?
	
	Because when I look back at the industry since the release of Windows 8 in October of 2012, I see nothing but bad news and worse statistics.
	
	So riddle me this -- can you name a single positive data point ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Facebook Home Is Brilliant, While Presenting Interesting Questions for Google Android]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/Facebook-Home-is-No-Risk-All/4/11/2013/id/49200</link>
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			Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:30:00EST
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<![CDATA[I hate showering unadulterated praise upon any company, but Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) has gone from zero to hero in mobile in a pretty short period of time.

Back in early 2012, Facebook's Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iOS and Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android apps were slow and clunky, and frankly, quite painful to use.

And in fact, the company's IPO flopped because too much of its traffic was coming from the mobile side, where it didn't make much money. (See: Facebook&#39;s Q1 Results Indicate Further Deterioration in Growth and Monetization Metrics.)

But look how quickly things turned around.

In August 2012, Facebook launched a spectacularly ]]>
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	<![CDATA[I hate showering unadulterated praise upon any company, but Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) has gone from zero to hero in mobile in a pretty short period of time.

Back in early 2012, Facebook's Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iOS and Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android apps were slow and clunky, and frankly, quite painful to use.

And in fact, the company's IPO flopped because too much of its traffic was coming from the mobile side, where it didn't make much money. (See: Facebook&#39;s Q1 Results Indicate Further Deterioration in Growth and Monetization Metrics.)

But look how quickly things turned around.

In August 2012, Facebook launched a spectacularly ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[My Apple iMac Is Starting to Look Like a Toaster]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/My-Apple-iMac-is-Starting-To/4/4/2013/id/49056</link>
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			Thu, 4 Apr 2013 09:00:00EST
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<![CDATA[This year, we've seen a constant stream of data supporting the notion that the personal computer business isn't what it used to be. Despite the release of Microsoft&#39;s (NASDAQ:MSFT) Windows 8 in October 2012, industry sales have been quite slow relative to 2009's Windows 7.

This week, Web analytics company StatCounter released Internet traffic share numbers.

Windows 8 currently drives 4.3% of Web traffic. At the equivalent point in its own lifetime, Windows 7 was pushing 13.5%!



Data like this (and there are multiple analytics companies issuing similar numbers) compounds the negativity spurred by releases from market research firms like ]]>
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	<![CDATA[This year, we've seen a constant stream of data supporting the notion that the personal computer business isn't what it used to be. Despite the release of Microsoft&#39;s (NASDAQ:MSFT) Windows 8 in October 2012, industry sales have been quite slow relative to 2009's Windows 7.

This week, Web analytics company StatCounter released Internet traffic share numbers.

Windows 8 currently drives 4.3% of Web traffic. At the equivalent point in its own lifetime, Windows 7 was pushing 13.5%!



Data like this (and there are multiple analytics companies issuing similar numbers) compounds the negativity spurred by releases from market research firms like ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[The Apple iWatch Is a Stunning, Beautiful, and Revolutionary Figment of Your Imagination]]></title>
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			Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:00:00EST
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<![CDATA[After being in the financial media business for nine years, there's one thing I've learned: Folks love them some Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iFiction, whether it&#39;s in the form of garden variety speculation or outright rumor, 99% of which can be counted on to be 100% false.

Case in point: Over the past couple of weeks, people are turning their attention to Apple's rumored iWatch, which would be Apple's twist on the wristwatch.

Was the Samsung (KRX:005930) Galaxy S4 not sexy enough to carry the heavy burden of giving us stuff to talk about? (See: Samsung Revamps Its Flagship Galaxy Smartphone, Preparing ]]>
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	<![CDATA[After being in the financial media business for nine years, there's one thing I've learned: Folks love them some Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iFiction, whether it&#39;s in the form of garden variety speculation or outright rumor, 99% of which can be counted on to be 100% false.

Case in point: Over the past couple of weeks, people are turning their attention to Apple's rumored iWatch, which would be Apple's twist on the wristwatch.

Was the Samsung (KRX:005930) Galaxy S4 not sexy enough to carry the heavy burden of giving us stuff to talk about? (See: Samsung Revamps Its Flagship Galaxy Smartphone, Preparing ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Google's Leapfrog Is Bigger Than Microsoft's Ape]]></title>
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			Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:43:00EST
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<![CDATA[In my January 24 column for amNY, I discussed the possibility of Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) Project Glass becoming a major game changer in the technology world.

If you're not familiar with Glass, it's a Google program that uses augmented reality technology to beam information directly into the field of view of a pair of glasses. So if you get an email or text message, or are in need of driving directions, Glass can feed you that information instantly -- all you have to do is look. In fact, one day, the glasses may be replaced by contact lenses!

Google Glass is ]]>
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	<![CDATA[In my January 24 column for amNY, I discussed the possibility of Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) Project Glass becoming a major game changer in the technology world.

If you're not familiar with Glass, it's a Google program that uses augmented reality technology to beam information directly into the field of view of a pair of glasses. So if you get an email or text message, or are in need of driving directions, Glass can feed you that information instantly -- all you have to do is look. In fact, one day, the glasses may be replaced by contact lenses!

Google Glass is ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[What Do the NYC Subway System and My Supermarket Say About Apple?]]></title>
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			Thu, 7 Mar 2013 09:45:00EST
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<![CDATA[For anyone remotely interested in consumer trends, the single greatest research tool on planet Earth is the New York City subway system.

New York City is a world center for art, fashion, business, and media, and the subway is jam-packed full of forward-looking people who tend to get in on new trends early.

And importantly, these people come from all over the economic spectrum. It's not uncommon for an investment banker in a $5,000 Brioni suit to be standing next to a homeless man wearing pants made out of the Sunday New York Times.

So what happens here leads what ]]>
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	<![CDATA[For anyone remotely interested in consumer trends, the single greatest research tool on planet Earth is the New York City subway system.

New York City is a world center for art, fashion, business, and media, and the subway is jam-packed full of forward-looking people who tend to get in on new trends early.

And importantly, these people come from all over the economic spectrum. It's not uncommon for an investment banker in a $5,000 Brioni suit to be standing next to a homeless man wearing pants made out of the Sunday New York Times.

So what happens here leads what ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[The Harlem Shake and the Decline of Western Civilization]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/business-news/markets/articles/The-Harlem-Shake-and-the-Decline/2/28/2013/id/48401</link>
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			Thu, 28 Feb 2013 09:00:00EST
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<![CDATA[Fame, doin&#39; it for the fame
&#39;Cause we wanna live the life of the rich and famous
-- "The Fame," Lady Gaga

If you&#39;ve been looking for the next "Call Me Maybe," then you&#39;re in luck because the latest YouTube (NASDAQ:GOOG) mega-meme has arrived in the form of "Harlem Shake."

"Harlem Shake" is a song from electronic music artist Baauer that has inspired thousands upon thousands of people to produce 30-second music videos for it. Each begins with one person dancing alone (sometimes with a helmet or mask) in a crowd to the song for about 15 seconds. At that ]]>
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	<![CDATA[Fame, doin&#39; it for the fame
&#39;Cause we wanna live the life of the rich and famous
-- "The Fame," Lady Gaga

If you&#39;ve been looking for the next "Call Me Maybe," then you&#39;re in luck because the latest YouTube (NASDAQ:GOOG) mega-meme has arrived in the form of "Harlem Shake."

"Harlem Shake" is a song from electronic music artist Baauer that has inspired thousands upon thousands of people to produce 30-second music videos for it. Each begins with one person dancing alone (sometimes with a helmet or mask) in a crowd to the song for about 15 seconds. At that ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[With Sony's PlayStation 4 on Deck, Three Tough Questions for the Video Game Bulls]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/Sony2527s-PlayStation-4-Video-Game-Bulls/2/21/2013/id/48267</link>
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			Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:30:00EST
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<![CDATA[Last night at a press conference, Sony (NYSE:SNE) unveiled the PlayStation 4 video game console. Sort of.

Sony did not reveal the actual console, an unusual move given the electronics giant&#39;s design prowess. Nor did it announce a price or exact release date, though it did indicate that it would arrive during the 2013 holiday season.

Now, if you have a short memory, you may not recall that Sony was an absolute powerhouse in gaming from 1994 on with the release of the groundbreaking original PlayStation console.

Its success continued with 2000&#39;s PlayStation 2, which beat the living daylights out ]]>
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	<![CDATA[Last night at a press conference, Sony (NYSE:SNE) unveiled the PlayStation 4 video game console. Sort of.

Sony did not reveal the actual console, an unusual move given the electronics giant&#39;s design prowess. Nor did it announce a price or exact release date, though it did indicate that it would arrive during the 2013 holiday season.

Now, if you have a short memory, you may not recall that Sony was an absolute powerhouse in gaming from 1994 on with the release of the groundbreaking original PlayStation console.

Its success continued with 2000&#39;s PlayStation 2, which beat the living daylights out ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[How Investors Can Navigate Twitter Without Going Insane]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/mvpremium/2012/06/26/how-investors-can-navigate-twitter/</link>
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			Wed, 27 Jun 2012 12:55:00EST
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<![CDATA[Â 

	MINYANVILLE ORIGINALÂ  For investors, Twitter is nothing short of a revolution.
	
	Every twist and every turn in every stock, index, and commodity is followed by Twitter&rsquo;s millions of interconnected investors, who are all too happy to report on what&rsquo;s going on, 140 characters at a time on a 24/7/365 schedule.
	
	In terms of effectiveness, Twitter dwarfs every other financial communications tool ever -- including other social-media outlets likeÂ FacebookÂ (FB) -- in terms of speed, ease of use, comprehensiveness, and equality of access.
	
	The problem comes in that these traits are also Twitter&rsquo;s biggest problems.Â 
	
	Since everyone with a PC or ]]>
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	<![CDATA[ 

	MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL  For investors, Twitter is nothing short of a revolution.
	
	Every twist and every turn in every stock, index, and commodity is followed by Twitter&rsquo;s millions of interconnected investors, who are all too happy to report on what&rsquo;s going on, 140 characters at a time on a 24/7/365 schedule.
	
	In terms of effectiveness, Twitter dwarfs every other financial communications tool ever -- including other social-media outlets like Facebook (FB) -- in terms of speed, ease of use, comprehensiveness, and equality of access.
	
	The problem comes in that these traits are also Twitter&rsquo;s biggest problems. 
	
	Since everyone with a PC or ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Metallica: Bearish on Euro, Bullish on Rocking Out]]></title>
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			Mon, 5 Dec 2011 14:29:00EST
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<![CDATA[If you managed to get hedge-fund legend George Soros, Brazilian supermodel Gisele BÃ¼ndchen, and the heavy-metal band Metallica in the same room, you&#39;d find that the conversation might turn to...

...the euro?

Huh?

Today, the Wall Street Journal reported that Metallica is shaking up its tour schedule in reaction to the eurozone debt crisis:

	
		Metallica&#39;s longtime manager, Cliff Burnstein, is accelerating the band&#39;s tour plans to avoid getting sucked into Europe&#39;s debt troubles. With the gloom among investors spreading to richer countries such as France, Mr. Burnstein is worried that the euro will tank, making it harder for concert promoters ]]>
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	<![CDATA[If you managed to get hedge-fund legend George Soros, Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen, and the heavy-metal band Metallica in the same room, you&#39;d find that the conversation might turn to...

...the euro?

Huh?

Today, the Wall Street Journal reported that Metallica is shaking up its tour schedule in reaction to the eurozone debt crisis:

	
		Metallica&#39;s longtime manager, Cliff Burnstein, is accelerating the band&#39;s tour plans to avoid getting sucked into Europe&#39;s debt troubles. With the gloom among investors spreading to richer countries such as France, Mr. Burnstein is worried that the euro will tank, making it harder for concert promoters ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[McDonald's Hits an All-Time High as Steakhouse Chains Bleed Out]]></title>
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			Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:27:00EST
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<![CDATA[It&#39;s tough out there. 

The Misery Index is at all-time highs, the European Union&#39;s looking at tossing a thirteen-figure sum at its debt crisis, and TV calendars are jammed end-to-end with shows about pawn shops.

But if you need one more sign o&#39; the times, just look at the restaurant business.

McDonald&#39;s (MCD), a member of Minyanville&#39;s Occupy Wall Street Index, is hitting all-time highs on the back of this morning&#39;s dynamite third-quarter earnings report.

The house that Ronald McDonald built delivered a profit of $1.45 a share, beating consensus estimates by 2 cents. Powered by a 5% same-store-sales gain, ]]>
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	<![CDATA[It&#39;s tough out there. 

The Misery Index is at all-time highs, the European Union&#39;s looking at tossing a thirteen-figure sum at its debt crisis, and TV calendars are jammed end-to-end with shows about pawn shops.

But if you need one more sign o&#39; the times, just look at the restaurant business.

McDonald&#39;s (MCD), a member of Minyanville&#39;s Occupy Wall Street Index, is hitting all-time highs on the back of this morning&#39;s dynamite third-quarter earnings report.

The house that Ronald McDonald built delivered a profit of $1.45 a share, beating consensus estimates by 2 cents. Powered by a 5% same-store-sales gain, ]]>
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