About this blog
I would not have ever though of myself as a 'blogger'.
I enjoy a number of things and believe that I have learned and grown in my experiences over the years so in the spirit of sharing, I thought a blog would be an interesting way to give my thoughts and views on all things I find interesting.
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Blackberry – A Rise and Fall From Grace
Posted on September 23, 2013 | No CommentsBlackberry announced today that it has accepted a $4.7B tentative offer from a consortium led by Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. This translates to a $9/share offer that is significantly less than Blackberry's high-water mark of over $149/share in June of 2008. -
Politics and Marketing – Apple vs. Microsoft
Posted on September 10, 2012 | 1 CommentAs I mentioned in my previous blog post, my wife and I were recently on our vacation where we found ourselves at the Bellevue Shopping Centre over the past weekend. -
Apple Wins Big! Samsung Infringes on Apple Patents – Jury Awards $1B in Damages
Posted on August 24, 2012 | No CommentsIn what was stated to be the biggest patent trial in history, Apple has a clear win against Samsung in a California trial today. Samsung has been ordered to pay damages of over a $1B to Apple. -
RIMM – A Company on Life Support With No Hope
Posted on June 28, 2012 | 1 CommentThe biggest and most telling issue though was the announcement that they will be cutting a further 5,000 employees and that the new BB10 based devices are further delayed to 1Q 2013. This is the signal to finally take the company off life support and just let Canada mourn over yet another 'made in Canada' solution that could not make it in the end. -
RIM needs to take a page from Apple’s history – too bad they can’t
Posted on December 18, 2011 | No CommentsThe management of Research in Motion have pretty much driven their company into the ground. While RIM may have been the market leader two years ago in the smartphone market, the concept of 'what is a smartphone' has dramatically been altered by Apple and Google. -
Wow! What a Day! RIM still is vapourware, Apple has astounding 4th Quarter and Ice Cream Sandwich Fails to Impress
Posted on October 18, 2011 | 1 CommentWhat an incredible day today! On one day, we had three major updates from three of the players in the smartphone space. -
Steve Jobs resigns as Apple’s CEO, continues as Chairman
Posted on August 24, 2011 | No CommentsApple Inc. today announced that Steve Jobs had tendered his letter of resignation as CEO. -
HP Discontinues the TouchPad and Indicates Plans to Sell their PC Division
Posted on August 19, 2011 | 1 CommentHP purchased Palm and it's key asset - WebOS in 2010 and to fanfare, announced that they would be continuing the development and enhancement of the competitive platform to Apple's iOS. -
![Change… we are living in a world where change is happening every day. Change affects our daily lives. In the way we work, play and relax. Every day, something […]](http://fengstad.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Change-Ahead-115x115.jpg "Why is change so difficult for some people?")
Why is change so difficult for some people?
Posted on July 15, 2011 | 1 CommentChange… we are living in a world where change is happening every day. Change affects our daily lives. In the way we work, play and relax. Every day, something […] -
Apple WWDC 2011 Event – Rumours and Facts
Posted on June 4, 2011 | No Commentspple is opening the 2011 worldwide developers conference at San Francisco's Moscone Center on June 6th. The keynote address, which has been confirmed to be given by Steve Jobs will begin at 10:00am PT.