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If John Riccitiello thinks that there will be less consolidation, then I have to think either he doesn't see any viable merger/purchase options - which is crazy - or he wants us to think that so he can buy another company and reclaim the #1 publisher status.

I consider myself to be a pretty hardcore gamer who loves First Person Shooters.  But nothing will ever stop me from playing a Mario or Zelda game, and there are no other icons of gaming like them.

With a strong lineup, third party publisher support and a strong next-gen installed base, Sony has a ways to catch up and few, strong exclusive titles for this holiday season.

American double-standards are at their height in China, as critics condemn Yahoo and Google's inability to perpetuate the freedoms that we take for granted in the Western world.  But Yahoo, Google, Alibaba, and Baidu offer the best opportunity to open up China for new freedoms.  Perpetuating...

We all now realize the power of the Apple brand, especially at the negotiating table, but I for one never thought that they could demand such a huge revenue share.  By holding AT&T over the proverbial barrel, Apple has sucked the true money pit -- data revenue -- from the carrier's hands and...

Disney has seen their own MVNO failure in bright lights, with ESPN and Disney Mobile.  They've seen Helio and Amp'd crash-and-burn, and don't be surprised if Kajeet isn't hot on their heels.  Apple with their iPhone, Nokia with their OS and handset control - they are the new MVNOs - yet Disney...

Nokia's partnership with Vodafone, Apple's partnership with AT&T, O2, and others, and Google's partnership with T-Mobile, Sprint Nextel, LG, HTC, and others indeed signals a shift in mobile.  Now, there are true players, with software and user interface expertise, delivering the mobile Internet...

Apple iPhone's European entry should be met with success, perhaps somewhat prior to its first price discount, which will likely happen right after the holidays a la AT&T.  However, there will be significant differences between the O2 market entry in the UK and the Deutsche Telekom entry in...

All of these "parking" sites use paid search & direct navigation to circumvent low organic search result rankings.  But social media doesn't necessarily hinge on search - it's more about friends & application sharing.

This reminds me of fraudulent sellers on ebay who cheat people and then are supposedly banned from ever selling again.  And if anyone knows that software is always at risk for being hacked, it's Microsoft.