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...TIME:Yet, all the early speculation and prognostications about Origami-a new product of yours that hasn?t even been introduced yet-would seem to be an illustration of the challenges of impressing people with technological innovation these days. Already one analyst is quoted saying Microsoft might not earn ?cool points? for its Origami because the device-part Ipod, Part PSP and part Blackberry-tries to be all things to all people...
...moribund economy and a string of presidential bribery scandals that have made it a ripe target for left-leaning pols like Solis. Arias, meanwhile, ran a bland campaign that seemed to rest on his Nobel laurels. ?Such a weighty name was supposed to sweep away any opponent,? says political analyst Victor Ramirez, ?but [voters] proved it wasn?t enough to reconquer? a population soured by Costa Rica?s current troubles...
Those new distribution channels are reconfiguring the programming process. "You can't look at a program anymore in terms of just airing on TV," says Larry Gerbrandt, a senior analyst for Nielsen Media Research. "The network has become the first of multiple windows and screens that get exploited. They're now beginning to view themselves as more than broadcasters." An IBM Institute for Business Value study in January was even more blunt: "This is the beginning of the 'end of television as we know...
...could take half a decade before the winners and losers of this battle emerge. One prevailing paradigm, from analyst Josh Bernoff of Forrester Research, forecasts cable firms and Web portals as most "promising" because consumers look to them for both onscreen and online content. His studies indicate that cell-phone content may become way too pricey for most consumers. The right mix of advertising with video on demand, he contends, stands a good chance of breaking out as the biggest earner...
...pension and foreign money is flooding into TIPS. With too many buyers chasing too few bonds, TIPS carry a paltry after-inflation yield of 2%. "People are going to wake up one day and decide that a 2% real yield just isn't enough," says Joe Shatz, a bond analyst at Merrill Lynch. If that happens, demand will fall, and TIPS holders will take a hit. Shatz advises waiting for an after-inflation yield of 2.5%. Until then, a short-term bond fund or bank CD will do nicely...