"I'm very excited about this," Bono told Mr. Cross about the RIM deal. "Research In Motion is going to give us what Apple wouldn't — access to their labs and their people so we can do something really spectacular."

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Spectrum auction may attract Web giants

Posted 03:45 EST, 27, Oct 2008 - TheDeal.com It's the auction that could bring free Internet to the masses.

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China is the world's most desirable emerging market, and no other company is putting as much of itself into the effort to capture this market than Dell, writes columnist Rob Enderle. Even Apple, which is so successful in the U.S., isn't able to crack the Chinese market.

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On Nov. 10, 2004, Apple (AAPL) CEO Steve Jobs had a strained conversation with Tim Bucher, one of the company's engineering executives. According to a lawsuit later filed by Bucher, Jobs said: "People think you are sometimes manic-depressive....

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It's no secret that we're not big fans of "analyst" Rob Enderle, but to me, this takes the cake.

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Apple had a difficult year in 2007 but weathered the challenges generally rather well. Let's see: Extremely successful iPhone launch: check Rollout of major OS update: check Introduction of a touch-screen iPod: check Highest mark ever for Apple stock: check A nearly 250% i …

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It's not an exaggeration to state that Enderle is almost always completely wrong. So why do reporters continue to quote him as an "industry expert"? If being completely wrong all the time doesn't disqualify Enderle as an expert, what would?

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With this success firmly in hand, Apple next went after Dan Lyons, who is one of the top journalists at Forbes. First it offered him money. When he disclosed this bribe, it threatened his income and his family.

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So says Rob Enderle, pundit extraordinaire:

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It's easy to dump ire on anlysts for getting it wrong so often. What those guys do, however, is provide a particular service to particular people. Interpreting what analysts say in terms of truth or falsity is to forget the real lesson we should take from Prof.

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Rob Enderle is apparently under the impression that iPhones will cause accidents because of their lack of keyboards and that will lead to class action lawsuits. Rob Enderle is a tool.

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So much for the mainstream media's love affair for all things Apple. As has been said elsewhere, ABC loses points for soliciting the views of Rob Enderle -- known anti-apple FUD spreader. "This is a pretty slick phone," he said. "I think dropping it is likely."

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While it's true that Paul Thurrott bugs me, Rob Enderle makes me question how some people get through life. Professional trolling at its finest - though he has the sense to mask his idiocy with flattering words on occasion. (The true sign of a superb troll.)

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