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...And we know that these companies are moving into all kinds of new businesses, Amazon into groceries, Google into cloud and into hardware....
...Almost harsher than the anguish of loss, and the visuals of mangled military hardware, was the US Navy’s official assessment that both accidents were “entirely preventable”....
...Moreover, he notes that Apple has “proven its resilience through its unique ability to develop hardware, software and services that work seamlessly together....
...Even if Apple’s hardware sales recover next year, the growing saturation in the smartphone market means that much of the growth in the mobile industry will swing to services — one reason Apple has itself...
...“If you are a Microsoft or a Google, these are once-in-a-lifetime opportunities,” said Youssef Squali, an analyst at Cantor Fitzgerald....
...But the attempt to start recasting itself as a post-hardware company fell flat, setting the tone for what could be a difficult year....
...Joint house broker Cantor Fitzgerald said in a note: “Cyan continues to build momentum for its smart metering communication technology....
...But they might fall short of warning you that selling out to a big US hardware group would embroil you in a dispute over accounting standards. That’s what happened to Mr Lynch....
...Mike Dennis, analyst at Cantor Fitzgerald, forecasts like-for-like sales down 4 per cent in the three months to the end of April....
...Cantor Fitzgerald, the financial services group, is among the companies evaluating the new low-power servers....
...The company makes hardware components, plug-in cards and device driver software, which are supplied to original equipment manufacturers worldwide....
...“[VMware] was just head and shoulders above the rest,” says Sal Morreale, an IPO tracker at Cantor Fitzgerald. “I don’t think it’s a true barometer of what’s going on in the tech industry....
...In earnings news, the nation’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart beat estimates, while hardware supplier chain, Home Depot fell short of expectations....
...Comments from analysts also spooked investors in the big hardware manufacturers....
...Milunovich, who is leaving Merrill to start a hedge fund, covered IBM, Apple Computer, HP and other big computer hardware makers....
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