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Thoughts on Apple and Latest Porfolio Actions

Up until recently I have been adding Dell, Intel and Western Digital. I added more Intel specifically yesterday and if I have the opportunity the position will probably grow. Now that markets are becoming more focused on the US fiscal … Continue reading

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What Mobility Gadgets Will Be The Winners ?

Who will be the winner in the mobility race: Android, Apple, Microsoft ? I really don’t know and I hardly care. I do like to use their toys, keep a bit up to date about what is coming and enjoy … Continue reading

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Facebook Skype Video-Chat Is Not Such A Big Deal For Social

This nice article explains in very simple words why Video-Chat is no big deal: Why the Facebook-Skype Video Calling Won’t Be Ubiquitous – International Business Times. Here is a stripped down version: People just don’t like video calling. It has been … Continue reading

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Added 2 more Google shares @493.5 & @485.3

Now holding 9 shares for me and 2 for my mother in law! Here is the percentage of searches a bit less than 4 years ago in the USA: comScore Core Search Report October 2007 vs September 2007 Total U.S. … Continue reading

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Appcelerator/IDC Q2 Mobile Developer Report

* When it comes to fragmentation, Android’s issues are not the number one fragmentation concern among developers. In fact, fragmentation in mobile today is six layers deep. Android fragmentation only ranks third behind the fragmentation of skills (e.g.: Objective-C vs. … Continue reading

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AppleInsider | Steve Jobs says no to Google’s VP8 WebM codec

Google maintains that it has reviewed the VP8 technology it acquired and is sure that nobody will have to pay patent royalties for the technologies it uses. However, Google’s acquisition of On2 was rushed through in January, and barely six … Continue reading

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Nokia points to Android as biggest threat

Stephen Elop, chief executive, said that, while the Microsoft pact would help sharpen Nokia’s response to the iPhone, the main focus was on the broader range of rivals, such as Samsung, HTC and Motorola, which use Google’s Android operating system. … Continue reading

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Some notes about Google

These are some of the qualitative fundamental reasons I like google as an investment, I do not look at the quantitative part here, as that is quite straightforward to do, I edit them as I learn more about their business … Continue reading

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