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According a blog post on Maclean’s, Apple and Samsung met in the San Jose courtroom for a billion-dollar patent fight. The lawsuit started when apple sued Samsung for copying important iPhone features, and at the same time, Samsung is fighting back by claiming that Apple patents were derived from Samsung technology. I think that the overlap in the research and development sectors of both companies is inevitable. The current social trend is forcing Apple and Samsung to produce products that […]

Connor Wilson mentioned that Evan Spiegel, CEO of Snapchat refused Zuckerberg $3 billion dollar offer. I also believe that Evan Spiegel should accept Zuckerberg offer but simultaneously agree upon a contract that can potential benefit both parties. The two companies should work together but not unite as one. If Snapchat were to be completely assimilated by Facebook than it will not longer remain the same company. For example, if Snapchat’s culture becomes assimilated than some of its original innovation and […]

Logan mentioned in his blog post that car companies are launching new hybrid cars to be more eco-friendly; and Ferraris are not the exception. Sports cars are known to have spirited performance and nimble handling. They are also known to require high fuel consumption. As gasoline prices rise higher and higher, car companies such as Ferrari and Tesla are creating cars that are more electricity-based. I think this new trend will be the future of cars after thinking about it […]

Adeo Ressi is an entrepreneur who founded the Founder Institute that trains prospective entrepreneurs so that they can be successful in startups. He believes that there is high failure rate for new entrepreneurs because they do not receive right training. His program selects applicants through a personality test. Those accepted learn to develop their ideas and run their business through a mixture of workshops or in other words entrepreneurship immersions. Founder Institute takes a 3.5% stake in the start-ups in […]

McDonald’s Corp. has recently announced that the introduction of new products on the menu has decreased service speed in any local stores. Originally, the company intended to add more variety to their products in order to increase consumer satisfaction. However, the fast introduction of new items made it challenging for many stores to keep up with the service speed. The service speed slowed to an all time low at 189.49 seconds. McDonald’s has a centralized business model that allows little […]

In the US, thanksgiving means Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but in China November 11th (Single’s Day) triggers the biggest online shopping spree of the year. The e-commerce websites Taobao and T-mall operated by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Is holding the November 11th annual sale that generates more revenue than the Black Friday sale in the states. The total merchandise volume last year topped one trillion Yuan ($160 billion); this amount is larger than Amazon.com and eBay combined. Alibaba’s net […]

Recently Wal-Mart Stores has revamped its legal practices in Asia and started to acquire more Chinese markets. Wal-Mart received many negative attentions in the previous years regarding the safety issues with the Bangladesh factory and the violation of laws in India. However, they are continuing with their plans to invest in China. The company said that they will put down $82 million dollars to upgrade Chinese stores. In my opinion Wal-Mart is facing many obstacles because most Chinese consumers do […]

Target, after following its lead retailer Wal-Mart, decided to offer prepaid mobile service to its costumers. The $35 plan consists of unlimited calling and texting. After using Target’s mobile plans for six-months costumers will automatically receive a $25 Target gift card. In terms of brand positioning, it’s obvious that Target is not the “first” in the field. This can be potentially problematic because the easiest way of getting into the mind of the consumer is to be the first. It […]

People are all lining up for the new golden iPhone with eager anticipation; none of them will pay attention to the once all mighty BlackBerry. Apple announced that the golden iPhone is officially sold out online while BlackBerry Ltd. Announced that they have $900 million worth of unsold phones. Due to the massive loss BlackBerry is now facing, the company decided that it would cut 4,500 jobs in order to write off the loss of nearly $1 billion. The jobs […]

This article highlights Zuckerberg’s attempt to tackle health issues in third world nations by providing them with the Internet. He partnered with seven prominent information-technology companies to create internet.org seeking inexpensive ways to provide Internet and computers. While many activists believe Internet access is not a priority for people of those nations, however, Zuckerberg maintains that by providing the Internet people can better educate themselves about health problems such as diarrhea and malaria. Moreover, Internet can provide online consultations for […]