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There are a lot of advantages to keeping a hoard of $81 billion in cash on hand, as Apple does. One in particular allows Apple to set itself apart from its competitors in a very real and tangible way: by dominating the global electronics supply chain. Read more »

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Google’s acquisition of Motorola was largely a defensive move to protect itself from the patent-litigation feeding frenzy. But it also provides an opportunity for Google to increase Android’s presence in a tablet market that is currently dominated by ... Read more at GigaOM Pro »

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Apple is seen as catching up on both iPhone 4 and iPad production by the end of September, according to industry analyst, Ashok Kumar. My own recent ordering experience indicates Apple is already reducing supply bottlenecks, which ought to help sell 14 million iPhones this quarter. Read more »

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A handful of the hottest smartphones are at risk of losing fizzle due to supply issues, and the overall problem is likely to get worse, not better. Ashok Kumar agrees, telling me that consumer technology products are gaining complexity faster than some supply chains can handle. Read more »

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Apple continues to find itself in hot water over its decision to support strict copy protection standards with its new line of Macbooks. Owners of the new generation of Macbooks and Macbook Pros were up in arms last week about the fact that HD movies bought […] Read more »

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We’ve written previously about Harvard marketing guru John Quelch’s research into how companies deliberately create an “illusion of scarcity” to elevate product successes and profits. See, How to use the ‘Scarcity Illusion’ to boost your launch. For a while now people have been writing about the […] Read more »

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