Sony’s PS4 tops Xbox One as gamers’ holiday choice: Reuters/Ipsos poll – Reuters

PlayStation 4 tops Xbox One on gamers’ holiday wish lists according to Reuters poll – bgr.com

November will be remarkable in gamers’ world by the beginning of sales of 2 new consoles: PlayStation 4 by Sony and Xbox One by Microsoft. PS4 is starting its sales on November 15th, Xbox One will be available on November 22nd. However, both consoles have already been presented to public. According to a Reuters / Ipsos poll, 26% of gamers would like to buy a PS4 , while only 15% would prefer Xbox One.

Xbox One’s presentation caused many discussions about new features of the console. Firstly, Microsoft Xbox One is not compatible with Xbox 360 games. Secondly, Microsoft announced that they would set restrictions on used games. Moreover, Xbox One will require internet connection to play. Those novelties were not enjoyed by customers. On the contrary, PS4 release was more successful. PS4 was created in a traditional way, in has some new features but it is not as innovative as Xbox. In addition, PS4 is 100$ cheaper that  its main competitor.

As a result, it is probable that Sony would win the competition, at least it would be more successful during its first period of sales than Microsoft.

Ford Motor (F) Is Almost Tied With General Motors (GM) In US Auto Sales; It Has Only Beat GM Four Times In The Past Two Decades – International Business Times

Sales race: GM reigns but Ford gains – Automotive News

2 biggest american automobiles producers, Ford Motor Company and General Motors Company, are competing on cars market for almost a century. In recent years, GM has always been bigger and had higher sales than Ford. Since 1991, Ford has outsold GM only 3 times.

Now, the gap in sales of 2 companies has narrowed to 25,000 units (in 2007, it was 105,000 units). In this post, I would like to present my vision of reasons of success of Ford in last 5 years and of failure of GM.

Specialists affirm, that main reason of success of Ford lies in its new line of models: Focus, Fiesta, Fusion and Escape. By creating those models, Ford has adapted to changing tastes of its customers. New models are smaller, have smaller engines, which consume less fuel and are more environment-friendly. Growing prices for fuel and change in consumers’s view on cars have brought success to those models. People are not looking for a big car with a powerful engine anymore, they prefer smaller cars that would be easier to park and that would save their money by having lower fuel consumption. GM is still living in age of dinosaurs, that’s why it’s suffering from a decrease in sales.

Google, Cisco Could Make Offers For BlackBerry – WebProNews

The key to BlackBerry’s survival may lie in security, not smartphones – Financial Post

The Bankruptcy Question for BlackBerry – NY Times

Few years ago, BlackBerry was one of the most powerful smartphone producers in the world. Now, BlackBerry’s hard financial situation is one of the most discussed topics in business world. Moreover, I bought a BB10 smartphone 2 weeks before the company announced its willingness to be sold and I’m really interested in the future of the company.

BlackBerry’s situation is pitiful now. The company launched a new OS, BB10, which could not compete with such monsters as Apple iOS, Google Android and Microsoft Windows Phone. It was its last chance to escape from a complete financial collapse. Now, BlackBerry has turned into a private company and is now for sale. Its possible buyers are Google, Cisco, Intel and SAP.

Another possibility is that the company leaves smartphones market and start working in information security industry, where its situation is way better. Its servers and patents are worth billions of dollars.

According to specialists, bankruptcy will not happen now or anytime soon. However, it is probable, that the company would be sold soon.