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Strategic Movements March 2023

By Tim J. Smith, PhD March 16, 2023

Applied Materials Pricing Spine-o-meter: 4 of 5 Vertebrae Applied Materials Inc., a global provider of equipment, services, and software for the manufacture of semiconductor chips, flat panel displays, and solar panels, had a somewhat positive Q1 ‘23. Revenue increased 7.5% to $6.7 billion while earnings before interest and taxes remained unchanged near $2.0 billion compared to the same quarter last year. To characterize the immediate past and future market performance of Applied…

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The Nitty-Gritty of Product Management

By Tim J. Smith, PhD February 22, 2002

In bringing new technologies to market, the whole team focuses on the vision. Developers are led by architects offering visions of clean…

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Product Plans Gone Awry

By Tim J. Smith, PhD February 18, 2002

I attended the DCI (Digital Consulting Inc.: www.dci.com) CRM conference on Wednesday, February 13, to discover that some product visions have gone…

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Moving Forward
Prognostication about the digital future

By Tim J. Smith, PhD January 10, 2002

Since we have entered the time for prognostication, I offer these visions of the digital future. We all know the e-tech bubble…

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Power Risks California Power Problems Caused by Dumb Regulation, Not Deregulation

By Tim J. Smith, PhD February 5, 2001

Recent news concerning power outages have been of dour amusement for this Chicagoan. Once again, a subset of people (read: the state)…

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