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...industries were supposed to do relatively well when purchasing power got into a tough spot - cell phones and PCs. It may be that the focus on tech growth potential has been too much about Apple (AAPL) which has done well, at least in its most recent quarter. But, Apple is as much a cult as a business. Some people will borrow themselves into the poor house to own a new Mac or iPhone. (Read "How to Know When the Economy Is Turning...
...home had a car in 1920, a phone in 1930, and a TV in 1960, the PC is the household appliance of the last 20 years. Most households have one PC. Some have two or three depending on how many children are in the house. The cycle of upgrading PCs has been fairly steady. It has been driven by more powerful processors from companies like Intel (INTC), new operating systems from Microsoft (MSFT), and broadband which gives the PC owner access to a universe that did not exist a decade...
...sales are not growing any more. As a matter of fact, they are shrinking and the drop is accelerating. Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), the largest manufacturer of PCs in the world said that its revenue from notebook PC sales dropped 13% in the last quarter and desktop revenue fell 25%. It is likely that results from Dell (DELL) will not be any better when it posts its quarter. Wall St analysts are starting to say that their surveys of retail outlets even show Apple Mac sales slowing...
...Movies, TV shows, magazines, radio programming and high-quality internet content were viewed as having a significant intrinsic value. The best content can be moved from one medium to another, increasing its value even further. TV shows can be played on TVs, PCs, and handsets. Newspaper content can run on a printed page or on the internet. Radio can be broadcast from satellites or radio towers. (See pictures from the 2009 BAFTA Awards...
...intention and the resolve to help the DRAM companies through difficult times," Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou reportedly told electronics industry executives in early January. Aid is crucial, policymakers believe, because Taiwan's chipmakers are simply too important to the economy, which specializes in manufacturing gear like notebook PCs. "It's bad for the whole high-tech industry here if the DRAM industry fails," says Lu Cheng-chin, an official at the industrial development bureau at Taipei's Ministry of Economic Affairs...