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Sorry Acer, the iPad Isn’t Going Anywhere

Earlier this week,  Acer Chairman JT Wang made the bold if foolish statement that the market share of the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad would fall to 20 percent over the next few years. …

Douglas A. McIntyre · 16 years ago

Intel: When a Warning is Good (INTC, SMH)

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) warned, but here is the issue: THIS IS A ‘GOOD WARNING’ if you consider the news versus the current situation.  First and foremost, it does not take a rocket scientist…

Jon C. Ogg · 16 years ago

Dell, 3PAR & HP: A Par Five Bidding War (DELL, PAR, HPQ)

They don’t call it a bidding was no reason at all.  Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) has just raised its offer for 3PAR, Inc. (NYSE: PAR) again.  After Dell went to $24.30, Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:…

Jon C. Ogg · 16 years ago

3PAR: HP Trumps Dell After Dell Trumped HP (HPQ, DELL, PAR)

Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) has just announced that it is retaliating against a Dell inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) bid to acquire 3PAR, Inc. (NYSE: PAR).  The new offer is $27.00 per share, above HP’s $24…

Jon C. Ogg · 16 years ago

3PAR Buyout Race Changes Again (PAR, DELL, HPQ)

3PAR, Inc. (NYSE: PAR) went from a boring technology stock to a hot technology stock.  If reports are accurate, It ma get even hotter as the rival bids keep trumping each other. CNBC has…

Jon C. Ogg · 16 years ago

Businesses Buy iPads: The Age Of The Mini-PC May End

The mini-PC helped pull the industry though the global recession. Its sales outstripped those of larger, more expensive PCs. Research groups like Gartner proclaimed that the trend might go on for years as consumers…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 16 years ago

Dell Trumped: H-P Bids For 3PAR (DELL, HPQ, PAR)

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) was getting criticized for its super-premium buyout of 3PAR, Inc. (NYSE: PAR).  That criticism may have been overstated.  Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ) has just trumped Dell with a new $24.00…

Jon C. Ogg · 16 years ago

Dell Results Weak: Another Reason For Michael Dell To Leave

The market did not like Dell’s earnings and sold the shares down 3% after hours to $11.70. The performance give the Dell board of directors yet another reason to fire CEO Michael Dell. The…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 16 years ago

360-Degree Earnings Previews: Dell vs. H-P (DELL, HPQ)

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) and Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ) are both slated to report earnings today right after the close.  Poor economic data followed by a poor market response has expectations for guidance even…

Jon C. Ogg · 16 years ago

Will Mark Hurd Go To Dell?

Mark Hurd’s exit from Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) was based on his bad judgment, bad manners, or bad behavior. None make him any less of a highly skilled technology CEO, perhaps the best since Louis…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 16 years ago

The Shack’s New Buyback, Sign of No Acquirers (RSH, BBY)

RadioShack Corporation (NYSE: RSH)  has had a buyout premium for some time as reports had been out that buyers from Best Buy Company Inc. (NYSE: BBY) to private equity groups were interested in the…

Jon C. Ogg · 16 years ago

Dell Shareholders Turn Against Michael Dell

The Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) board of directors must have adopted the philosophy that firing Michael Dell will not bring back the tens of billions of dollars that the company’s market cap has come down…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 16 years ago

Amazon May Push Into Tablet PCs

Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) was ambushed by Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) when Jobs & Co. launched the iPad. It was close enough in price to the Amazon Kindle and had more features. Amazon eventually dropped…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 16 years ago

Dell, Late To The Tablet Party, Hopes To Gain

Dell Computer (NASDAQ: DELL) has been a troubled company ever since founder Michael Dell returned as CEO. The company has fallen behind rivals in PC and server sales. Other large tech firms including IBM…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 16 years ago