January 3, 2012
Apple accused of starving French reseller of hot stock On The Register, Anna Leach reports on the conflict. ” A throttling of Apple deliveries, particularly reduced shipments of the iPad 2 and Macbook Air, cost the store a 30 per cent fall in revenue in quarter three this year, eBizcuss CEO Francois Prudent told Le Figaro,” she writes. What’s your opinion?
Sony cuts Tablet S price by $100 On ZDNet, Ricardo Bilton reports on the pricing change. “That’s a pretty big change, but probably not the most significant differential if you weren’t so keen on the device to begin with. Still, if you’ve had your eye on the Sony tablet, a $100 price cut is probably all the reason you need to invest in one.” he writes. What’s your opinion?
New Year, new CEOs at major technology companies On The VAR Guy, the author looks at exec changes. “The first IT trend of the New Year: Many high-tech companies enter 2012 with new or recently named CEOs (examples include AMD, Apple, Google, Hewlett-Packard and IBM). Plus, a lengthy list of prominent CEOs (representing Cisco Systems, Dell, Microsoft, Oracle and Research in Motion) are under pressure to boost sales, profits and channel partner success. Here’s what channel partners should expect,” he writes. What’s your opinion?