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		<title>Sucks to be Nokia</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2012/04/28/sucks-to-be-nokia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 11:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[S&#38;P yesterday cut its rating on Nokia bonds to junk.  [Moody's had downgraded the bonds to junk earlier this month.] Why? Standard &#38; Poor’s downgraded Nokia’s bonds on Friday to junk status, noting that the company’s first-quarter revenue fell below &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2012/04/28/sucks-to-be-nokia/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Verizon&#8217;s iPhone numbers</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2012/04/20/verizons-iphone-numbers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:20:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freer.com/bits/?p=18016</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to Verizon, the company sold 6.3 million smartphones in the first quarter of 2012.  Of those sales, 3.2 million were iPhones, and 3.1 million were other smartphones. So, at least at Verizon, the iPhone outsold all the Android phones &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2012/04/20/verizons-iphone-numbers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The power of user interfaces</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/11/03/the-power-of-user-interfaces/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:11:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freer.com/bits/?p=15464</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Horace Dediu, writing on his blog asymco, offers a very interesting article describing the effects of disruptive technology advances.  He argues that seemingly minor interface changes (say the move from the keyboard to the mouse) can affect the incumbent players &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/11/03/the-power-of-user-interfaces/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The present is tablets</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/08/03/the-present-is-tablets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 10:38:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<title>First Windows Phone 7 ad</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2010/10/11/first-windows-phone-7-ad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 21:56:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is actually quite good. I think that Windows Phone 7 (or whatever the hell they call it) could be very successful. If Microsoft had been able to come out with this phone two years ago, then between Android, the &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2010/10/11/first-windows-phone-7-ad/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Desperation time at Nokia? (updated)</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2010/03/19/desperation-time-at-nokia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:28:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is Nokia desperate to have a big hit phone? Well, you tell me. They have launched a site that appears to be soliciting users to design their ideal phone. I don&#8217;t think you drive success this way. Crowd-sourcing is cool &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2010/03/19/desperation-time-at-nokia/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Steve Jobs: CEO of the decade</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2009/11/05/steve-jobs-ceo-of-the-decade/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2009/11/05/steve-jobs-ceo-of-the-decade/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:37:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freer.com/bits/?p=5090</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fortune Magazine has named Steve Jobs CEO of the decade.  And he certainly deserves the title. How&#8217;s this for a gripping corporate story line: Youthful founder gets booted from his company in the 1980s, returns in the 1990s, and in &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2009/11/05/steve-jobs-ceo-of-the-decade/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dell launching a smartphone?</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2009/01/14/dell-launching-a-smartphone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:47:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freer.com/bits/?p=528</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The rumors are circulating that Dell will launch a smartphone, perhaps as soon as February. Strategically, could there be a worse time?  This would put them directly in the path of Apple, RIM and Android. Possibly the Pre from Palm &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2009/01/14/dell-launching-a-smartphone/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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