Compared to the previous, everything changes at the time of eye blink and moves fast like bullet. Especially digital world changes and moves so fast. Once Apple launched iPhone and Facebook launched SNS products, paradigm of technology & digital media has been leaped at the quantum jump. The other IT industry leaders (including Google, Amazon, Yahoo and etc.)  would follow those 2 guys’ initiatives continuously.

What will happen in the next 5-10 years in digital media world? Since customers want more fascinating products & services continuously at the very much fast speed, key leaders in the industry should evolve and dump the existing & reinvent the new ones continuously. Otherwise, customers will not be satisfied and move on to the new products & services.

The below sheets are talking about it from 6 major players in digital world. It’s very interesting and informational for everyone. Please take a look at it and drop some lines if you have any ideas about it….    Have a great days!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/11/02/6-lessons-for-the-key-players-in-new-media/?iid=SF_T_LN

Today new CEO of HP has announced to keep PC business, which is quite different from previous CEO’s message. Within a certain length of period, HP made non-strait forward strategy, which seems like Giant IT corporation – HP does not have strategy for the future. Within a year, HP has merged with Palms and decided to go in Tablet PC market. Then, a few days later, HP decided to dump this business unit. Another one is PC business side. HP decided not to go with PC business and today their announcement is PC business will be one of their core business.

In terms of revenue, HP is one of giant IT corporations around the globe. However, their strategy perspective seems like a small sized VC company. There is no long term strategy and whenever needed, they are supposed to change their strategy and action plan. In general, the change to the market situation is not that bad. But without any significant change of market situation, there should be consistent strategy for the future IT industry. If not, customers and partners will not trust that corporation’s commitment to the market. Of course, shareholders, boards and employees are in the same situation too.

Hopefully, Meg Withman will set up the good strategy for future IT and make very much fascinated products & service that Apple made up until now. Personally, I liked HP because of their company culture that more focus on people. Apple, Microsoft and IBM have similar culture on people. That’s why many people want to work there on top of their great revenue, product and profit.

In terms of HP’s future, is HP alive like before or supposed to be lame continuously in the market? How do you think of this?

http://money.cnn.com/2011/10/27/technology/hp_keeps_pcs/index.htm?iid=SF_T_LN

Before Smartphone’s debut by Apple, Blackberry is one of most selling mobile phone in North America and is one of fashion code who works in the wall street of New York. And many people think that this trend will last long. But iPhone has stroke peoples’ mind with serious flash and customers moved to iPhone (Apple) and Android base smartphones (Samsung, HTC, Motorola and etc.) But the reputation of Blackberry about No.1 security phone has been still valid and Blackberry’s market price is not that bad.

To compete against iPhone & iPad, Blackberry has launched their version of tablet PC around the globe. It was too harsh in the market because products’ function is not perfect and there are so many defects, compared to the existing smart phones & tablet PCs. Now Blackberry has mentioned to their royal customers about their sorry feeling by malfunctioned products and another & perfect one will be coming in early 2012.

But it’s too late. The market has already showed their negative feeling and market price has been nosedived. Some naysayers has mentioned that there will not be any hope for Blackberry and recommended to dump all of Blackberry, which will be the best.

I am not sure about Blackberry’s future. But these days the security & privacy would be No.1 concern in SNS world and Blackberry’s OS is No. 1 product in terms of security. If somebody puts those 2  - concern & best OS by security together, there will be fantastic combination for the customers. Simple saying, people should focus on their best to compete against others, instead of mocking up others’ best. Otherwise, there will not any chance of being No. 1 in the world.

How do you think of this?

http://money.cnn.com/2011/10/26/technology/rim_playbook/index.htm?iid=SF_T_LN

After Solyndra has filed bankrupt protection a few months before,  today CEO of Fist Solar has stepped down. It will be very much negative sign on solar panel market in USA due to oversupply by many of Chinese manufacturers. The question is is it temporary slow demand of solar panel by overall sluggish economy situation or  some of supply should stop manufacturing like DRAM case.

Many experts estimated that it’s temporary situation and the demand of solar panel will be increased soon. That’s everyone’s hope who are currently involved in solar market. Otherwise, some scenario of “chicken” game will happen in this solar market soon. Some other experts mentioned that in order to overcome Chinese cost advantage, there should be a certain type of technology innovation continuously that happened in Apple’s smart series.

Meanwhile, USA government has provided lots of subsidies to local solar manufacturers to boost up the market. It’s another type of boomerang for USA citizens, which I do not like to see in any cases and any countries. With huge amount of tax payers’s money that has put in for vitalizing the market, there is no clean and clear records which has eaten up the huge amount of money and there is Chapter 11 announcement. There should be more integrated system of money lending not to happen these things in the future. Finance team should do the some better job, instead of focusing to get some bonus by some type of false performance. It’s called “greediness”, along with idle negligence by normal people’s perspective.

Any idea about solar market?

http://money.cnn.com/2011/10/25/technology/first_solar_ceo/index.htm?iid=SF_T_LN

By unwise decision, Netflix’s stock price has been dropped dramatically. That unwise decision were 1) to increase the price of subscription 2) to split business models into two – one is streaming and another DVD rental. Now customers that enjoyed Netflix products & service very much showed their angry emotion to Netflix and will go to other competitors.

Now Netflix’s management tried to explain why they had to increase the price and to cancel the split decision. But it’s too late for royal customers to return back to them. Maybe, Netflix’s dominance in the steaming & DVD rental market will be over and so many other competitors including Amazon & Google  will share the market in reasonably proportional manner.

We should see the very important lesson from this case; i.e. 1) there is permanent royal customers in the market without constantly providing benefits to customers 2) in any decisions that the management will make, No. 1 priority should be customers’ reaction instead of thinking of their internal situation 3) moving fast is  a kind of “good” but too fast would be over the limit like CEO of Netflix has mentioned.

I liked this kind of things to happen in the market. Then, the market will move forward in positive direction. But without competition, it will not happen. That’s why anti-trust law & enforcement should be important and alive in any places. I saw some of products & service are in monopoly & oligopoly. It should be remedied properly in the near future. Constant renovation will bring good stuffs for us and it should come from reasonable competition in the market.

http://money.cnn.com/2011/10/24/technology/netflix_earnings/index.htm?iid=SF_T_LN

OccupyWallStreet movement has already been more than 1 month and this kind of clamor for change will spread out more cities & around the globe. Things are clean and clear for that there should be some change in the current type of capitalism for the poor & have-nots. However, we did not see that much actions for the change from the haves & politicians, high ranking government officials, which is not fortune for us. We can see rarely that some of wealthy CEO like Buffet said something positively for the change such as more taxes should  be levied on him, compared to the current.

One more positive movement from the haves is CEO of meetup has participated the rally with other Wall Street Occupiers. He answered positively for WallStreetOccupy movement some delicate questions asked by journalists,which is another important step because it’s serious sign that some of haves have already provided their support and this trend will continue on & on. Then, political leaders and high ranking officials and other CEO have to look around what to do with this complicated trend.

Anyway, this trend should go further to make a certain change of the current financial system. Otherwise, there is no future & hope for everyone (both haves and have-nots) because sooner or later there will be serious collapse of middle class and it will lead to extreme polarization in financial system. Then, except the haves, there will not be any power of individual purchase which will make the current society more violent and out of control. Now we could see this kind of radical movement in western Europe, which shows there is no hope for them.

I think there should be some type of change immediately needed. How do you think of?

http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/10/21/occupy-wall-street-meetup/

Hello consumers,

We’d better wait and see what us going on in this tablet market after Amazon’s debut at $199 with “Kindle Fire”, which will be sold in mid. of Nov. Before it does actually start to sell, another sore manufacturer against Apple (RIM) just cuts the price at $299, which is compatible with Apple’s iPad. Maybe, sooner or later Motorola (purchased by Google), Samsung and Microsoft will jump into this price cutting trend to boost up their sales against Apple’s iPad, which has seriously dominated the market as front-runner. Who else join this trend soon? Maybe, small & medium sized manufacturers will join there to get a certain market share. Through this, I want to see Apple’s attitude change from arrogant to humble mode again.

In smartphone market, Samsung has started with LTE (4G) version with high speed against Apple with fancy design & huge apps, that does still go with 3G. Once Apple launches new version of iPhone (it will be named as iPhone 5 or iPhone 4 plus) in Oct/Nov., we may see seriously fierce war between Apple and Samsung. Besides that, Samsung and Apple filed a law suit for patent violation in several places. It will be another interesting battle between 2 giant players. Meanwhile, as of yesterday Microsoft and Samsung has agreed to have cross licensing for mobile market with the consent of paying some percentage of royalty for MS’s patent. Experts mentioned though Samsung has to pay some percentage of royalty to MS, it will be another big agreement for Samsung and MS, which will be “win-win” situation against mutual enemy “Apple”.

Anyway, things in the market are getting heated and competition will be getting severe. It means there is no one player’s domination in the market or more difficult to dominate the market. Once Apple empire will be tore down a little bit like MS, as a consumer everything moves forward for customers’ side in terms of price, service and attitude, which would be desirable for most of us.

http://money.cnn.com/2011/09/29/technology/playbook_price_drop/index.htm?iid=SF_T_LN

Today Amazon has announced their version of new tablet, called “Kindle Fire” at $199, which will be in the market soon. Experts mentioned that Amazon’s Kindle Fire would be a real competitor against Apple’s iPad because  Amazon 1) is strong front runner in online market 2) has ebooks, online music and apps. 3) has huge price advantage.

Away from other competitors like HP, Samsung, Motorola and etc, Amazon can get other revenue through online usage by Kindle Fire. That’s why Amazon can reduce the price dramatically. Maybe, other competitors will see and follow their price strategy soon, which will be another good point for the normal customers.

After several years’ controlling smartphone & smart pad market, Apple is going to be arrogant and cranky in terms of service and price. It seems like Microsoft’s pattern in the last 20+ years, which I do not like. To me, it’s the right timing for another strong competitor to show up in the smart IT market and give a certain tension to Apple. Then, this way of driving will lead Apple to move forward on the right direction ; continuous innovation + good service & price. That’s what we are expecting from Apple and other giant IT players.

Hope Amazon’s move will drive the market in positive way, along with other competitors.

http://money.cnn.com/2011/09/28/technology/amazon_tablet/index.htm?iid=SF_T_LN

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Apple has been No. 1innovative corporation around the globe. This fantastic wave starts from iPod as MP3 player. Now Apple has several other product lines like iPhone, iPad, Mac computer and iCloud. Most of those product have been star product and will be continuously. That’s why most people think Apple is No.1 most innovative corporation.

These days, Apple has one serious dilemma about iPod. Although iPod is great product for sales & profit, other products like iPhone & iPad has started to cannibalize iPod. With the debut of iCloud, this trend of cannibalism will continuously increase and Google’s Android based smartphone has already eaten up iPod’s place very significantly.   On the contrary, iPod’s sales are still big enough and the demand in Latin America and emerging countries are to increase. That’s why Apple can not decide the fate of iPod easily.

However, many experts predict that Apple will make the decision about iPod’s destiny. And it will be to decease it soon. It’s because though Apple add iPod’s wireless function to make longer life, eventually other i series product will eat up iPod’s function, along with other brand smartphone & tablet pc. By the halo effect of iPod, Apple will try to make different market strategy for emerging market. But in civilized area, the fate of iPod will be disappeared not in long period time.

If you are a current user of iPod, which side would you go with?

http://money.cnn.com/2011/07/29/technology/apple_ipod_sales/index.htm?iid=HP_LN