Andrew Dowell, Retailers Drop Price on BlackBerry Tablet. Wall Street Journal, Sept 27, 2011 (In the column Digits l Insights fropm WSJ.com)
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My comment: The information is in the web, where you can easily find it.
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(1) Christopher Lawton, Nokia's Troubles Hit Suppliers; Ripple effects could reshape global chain that provides phone components. Wall Street Journal, Sept 27, 2011
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903374004576582690092381126.html
Paragraphs 3 and 4:
"As chip makers, for example, struggle to unhinge themselves from the sinking European handset giant, they are finding an even more competitive market beyond Nokia. That is because Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co, the industry's two biggest smartphone players by volume, have locked them out of the market by designing and manufacturing chips for their devices on their own.
"'We knew they were on their way down,' said Philippe Lambinet, STMicroeletronics NV senior vice president and corporate-strategy officer, referring to Nokia, 'but we didn't think it would be so bad.'
My comment: There is no need to read the text, if you are not a techie. Apple is using Samsung to make chips, at least for now.
(2) Maija Palmer, Dell Shrugs off Harbingers of PC Doom; Interview Michael Dell, Dell chief executive; IT hardware group's chief plays down the threat from tablets and outlines emerging market hopes. Financial Times, Sept 19, 2011.