Rob Enderle

Dont you wonder what it would take to get Apple Computer to resurge in the market? While I havent worked with Apple as an analyst since it killed the Newton in the mid-90s, its still facing some of the same hurdles to acceptance in the general market. Could the new Version 10.3 of Mac OS […]

The signs are strong for consumer electronics this quarter, but you couldnt tell from the buzz out of Sony. Speculation that the company will lay off about 10 percent of its workforce (after troubling financial results and too much dependence on the PlayStation 2 as its primary revenue source) has prompted some analysts to revive […]

Editors note: The Enderle Group, of which Rob Enderle is principal analyst, has a business relationship with the companies mentioned in this article. Transmetas Efficeon represents a make-or-break proposition for the company. Unveiled at last weeks Microprocessor Forum, the processor is small and light. And Transmeta portrays it as being more than competitive with the […]

Reminding us a bit of the hit song in the “Chorus Line,” IBM is a case study in contradictions. Its new T41 laptop is arguably the best business model from any vendor. However they are competing with Toshiba for third place in laptop sales and, with desktop hardware, they really arent considered to be in […]

A number of unfortunate surprises can happen to you when you travel with a notebook computer but use a desktop computer for everyday work. Often, your stuff is where you arent. You can use sync products such as Laplink, but they require you to actually remember to synchronize your system before you leave. A special […]

Whatever happened to the handheld computer market? A segment that seemed to have limitless potential just a few years ago now seems to be flirting with irrelevance. Right now, there are too many vendors in the space. Dell is driving the margins out of the segment; laptop computer prices are dropping to within a few […]