Storage Market Shrinks After 21 Years

According to a report published earlier this year by IDC, the $2.8 billion storage market, which includes technologies such as device management, replication, data protection, backup, and archiving, shrunk 5.2% over the year after 21 consecutive years of growth. EMC remained the market leader with 22% market share followed by Symantec with 19% and NetApp

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Netflix Leads Video Market Forward

According to a recent market report, the U.S. DVD and video sales and rental market was valued at $7.6 billion in 2008, of which brick-and-mortar stores claimed 69% of the revenue share. Mail-order companies such as Blockbuster and Netflix together commanded 24% of the market, while kiosks had a mere 6% share and online streaming

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Amazon Amazes, EBay Not

While analysts are still debating whether the recession has eased its grip, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is one company that seems to be sure of the economy recovering. The stock recently hit an all-time high of $118.49, surpassing the $106 reached in December 1999. This is surely one player who knows its strategy well.

Windows 7 Breathes Life Into Microsoft

After having recorded a dismal performance in the past few quarters, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) seems to have gotten back some of its lost magic with the arrival of Windows 7. Competition has been slowly gaining ground in a market in which Windows is still dominant: Whereas Windows claimed 93% of the overall OS market in September, Mac

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Yahoo!’s Strategy Makes Me Sigh

Yahoo!’s (NASDAQ:YHOO) performance finally seems to be improving, with researchers projecting overall online ad revenues to fall 2.9% this year but to grow 5.9% in 2010. Because Yahoo! is a leader in display advertising, its performance can be seen as indicative of larger market trends.

Semiconductor Market Recovering

Guest author Nalini Kumar Muppala recently finished his in-depth analysis of STMicroelectronics’ JV, ST-Ericsson. Today’s Tech Stocks post reviews STM’s (NYSE:STM) recent results in the context of Nalini’s assessment and also takes a look at the results of another major semiconductor player, Texas Instruments (NYSE:TXN). Sequential growth for some divisions at both companies may indicate

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Is Reading On Steve’s Mind?

On Monday, Apple (NASAQ:AAPL) reported a strong fourth quarter driven by strong Mac and iPhone sales that topped estimates. In my most recent post on Apple, I wondered out loud about what is on Steve Jobs’s mind and if he would come with an innovative product that would encourage people to read more. There are

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IBM Delivers, Does Not Dazzle

On October 15, IBM (NYSE:IBM) reported third-quarter results that topped estimates, and the company raised its full-year guidance. However, IBM’s shares dropped because its results were not as good as investors had hoped and there was a drop in contract signings. Let’s take a closer look.