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Nokia Smartphone reality check, Ka-ching!

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Branedy

All the bad news, Nokia smartphones dumb down profits Nokia releases Q2 2010 results; profits down, market share flat Nokia Q2 2010 results – profits down but smartphone sales up So lets do a reality check on the facts; Nokia … Continue reading →

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The best Portrayal of Nokia

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Branedy

This article is one of the best portrayals of Nokia’s Perceived fall from grace: The Background Story …But somehow with Apple, the facts no longer matter. The iPhone was the ultimate best phone ever – according to Steve Jobs – … Continue reading →

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SmartPhones in the reality distortion field.

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Branedy

I have had a revelation with regards to SmartPhones and the Reality Distortion Field. Simply put, if the device, any device, that does not behave like a profit generating platform for Apple, should not be considered a Smartphone. Platforms based … Continue reading →

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Posted in Android, Apple, Conspiracies, DRM, Economy, Maemo, N900, Nokia, Palm, Statistics, Symbian, iPad, iPhone, iPod, monopolies, telecommunications | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Amazon Looses a customer, Nokia N900 a Failure.

Posted on December 13, 2009 by Branedy

Well after all the lame excuses for a release that Nokia has be performing with the N900 it’s should come as no surprise that I was notified that it has been delayed again. This time Amazon is not expecting to … Continue reading →

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Twitter Marketing

Posted on August 30, 2009 by Branedy

I’ve been browsing the Twitterverse for anyone discussing ‘Ideas’ or Forecasting and I’ve started following them using the @ideaforecasting twitter account. I’m hoping to stimulate some interest, or at least some hits on the ideaforecasting.com site. We’ll see. My expectations … Continue reading →

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The great wall

Posted on June 13, 2009 by Branedy

The Great Wall – Ballincollig  I have commiserated in the past about how making the extra effort in your customer relationships as shop keepers I present you with the correct way to present food. We have frequently eaten at The Great … Continue reading →

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Idiotic Small Business Shop behavior

Posted on June 10, 2009 by Branedy

I know there is a recession on, I really do. But there are things to do to cut costs, and there are things that you can do to cut your own throat, and you should never get them confused. I’ve … Continue reading →

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A sheep in Wolfs (Windows) dressings

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Branedy

If I were managing Microsoft, I’d announce a new Operating System (OS) and prepare copies to hand out of Windows 7 “pre-betas” at PDC, WinHEC which consists of a slightly re-skinned Vista OS which no one wanted when it was … Continue reading →

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