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Editor's note: The daily post will not appear as regularly over the next week due to Edward's schedule. In addition, Edward may not post weekly or member posts during this time, However, he will try to get as much content out as he can…

When I started to write about the mobile space on Credit Writedowns three years ago, it was clear to me that Apple's strategy as a sole hardware manufacturer earning high margins and maintaining dominant market share was limited. The…

I think Apple is going to clean up this quarter. What happens after that is another story. But the reality is the iPhone 5 isn't a killer on the specs. It will drive upgrades, yes. But many other phones now have better specs. Samsung is…

The big news is still Apple vs. Samsung. The lead story here from Groklaw is very interesting because it credibly identifies reasons why the jury's verdict was flawed legally and why that will give Samsung the right to appeal. The key was…

I am a macro guy and so I usually discount the importance of single events when thinking about the bigger picture. That said, this is a momentous decision and a stunning defeat for Samsung. And it should be clear that Samsung was copying…

Last weekend, I got that familiar blue screen of death on my PC laptop, you know that blue screen with a bunch of cryptic lines of words on it that tells you your computer just crashed and everything you were working on was for naught. I…

The Wired Interview with Samsung's Chief Product Officer Kevin Packingham is a good jumping off point for understanding the patent wars between Apple and Android. Steve Jobs famously saw Android as a rip off that he was going to try to…

The FT has a great story on Amazon out today that is a must-read. It chronicles how deeply Amazon has become embedded in the architecture of the retail world in today's digital age. In the other bit of tech news that I thought noteworthy,…

Tomorrow, the Samsung Galaxy S III goes on sale. There has been a lot of hubbub about the phone and all of the reviews have been positive. Likely, this will be a monster sales driver for Samsung.

Samsung and Apple produced record profits this past quarter. meanwhile companies like Motorola, Nokia, HTC, and RIM are all losing money. It seems like a winner takes all paradigm is shaping up in the mobile space. But going forward, I…