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Tom Mainelli
Research Director, Tablets

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Directions 2012 (U.S) Participating Analysts

Apple’s Fiscal 1Q13 Earnings: Strong Revenue Overshadowed by Reduced Profit Growth
Rajani Singh, David Daoud, Ramon T. Llamas, Tom Mainelli, William Stofega
Jan 2013 - Doc # lcUS23922713 IDC Link

Apple announced financial results for its fiscal 2013 first quarter ended December 29, 2012, with many impressive announcements but also with some areas of concerns. Although the company shipped significant volumes of iPhones and iPads, its ...

Sinofsky Out: Surprise or Not?
Al Gillen, Tom Mainelli
Nov 2012 - Doc # lcUS23786712 IDC Link

The sudden departure of Steven Sinofsky adds significant fuel to the firestorm discussion of whether Windows 8 will be successful or — intentional or not — casts a cloud over the Windows 8 product only two weeks after the formal launch of t ...

T-Mobile USA Unveils Its New Smartphone and Tablet Lineup for 4Q12
Ramon T. Llamas, Bob O'Donnell, Tom Mainelli, William Stofega
Oct 2012 - Doc # lcUS23769912 IDC Link

At an exclusive invite-only event on Monday, October 29, in New York City, T-Mobile unveiled its new smartphones tablets for 4Q12. These include:Google Nexus 7HTC Windows Phone 8XLG Nexus 4LG Optimus L9Nokia Lumia 810Samsung Galaxy Note IIS ...

Apple’s FY 4Q12 Earnings: Well Set for the Holiday Season
Rajani Singh, Ramon T. Llamas, Tom Mainelli, William Stofega
Oct 2012 - Doc # lcUS23756912 IDC Link

Despite challenging macro conditions and lackluster consumer demand in the broad computing and device market, Apple continues to perform well relative to its competitors. The company announced financial results for its fiscal 2012 fourth qu ...

Apple "Mini" Event Brings Major Product Line Refresh
Tom Mainelli, Bob O'Donnell
Oct 2012 - Doc # lcUS23749812 IDC Link

Apple announced several new iPads and Macs at its press event on Tuesday, October 23, including its long anticipated 7.9in. iPad mini. The iPad mini starts at $329, a notably higher price than many expected. By setting its entry-level, non- ...

Microsoft Tablet Pricing Surfaces
Tom Mainelli, Bob O'Donnell
Oct 2012 - Doc # lcUS23738512 IDC Link

Microsoft unveiled pricing for its 10.6-inch, WiFi-only Surface RT tablet Tuesday: $499 for the 32GB tablet, $599 for the 32GB tablet with a keyboard cover, and $699 for the 64GB tablet with keyboard cover. The pricing for the tablet isn’t ...

Apple Takes the iPhone to the Next Level with the iPhone 5
William Stofega, Ramon T. Llamas, Bob O'Donnell, Stephen D. Drake, Tom Mainelli
Sep 2012 - Doc # lcUS23690912 IDC Link

On Wednesday, September 12, Apple unveiled the iPhone 5. In keeping with previous releases, company CEO Tim Cook dubbed the iPhone 5 "the most beautiful product we have ever made," featuring changes to its hardware design as well as enhance ...

Amazon Looks to Disrupt the Tablet Market (Again) with New Kindles
Bob O'Donnell, Tom Mainelli
Sep 2012 - Doc # lcUS23680712 IDC Link

Amazon announced new Kindle Fire tablets today at typically aggressive price points: $159 for a refreshed version of the current 8GB 7-inch device; $199 for a new, thinner 7-inch HD version with a front-facing camera and 16GB of storage ($2 ...

Apple FY 3Q12 Earnings: Positive Performance But Challenges Ahead
David Daoud, Rajani Singh, Ramon T. Llamas, Tom Mainelli, William Stofega
Jul 2012 - Doc # lcUS23622012 IDC Link

Apple announced financial results for its fiscal third-quarter 2012 ended June 30, 2012. The company posted quarterly revenue of $35.0 billion (23% Y/Y growth) and quarterly net profit of $8.8 billion (21% Y/Y growth).These results indicate ...

Microsoft Announces Surface-Branded Windows 8 and Windows RT Tablets
Tom Mainelli, Al Gillen, Danielle Levitas
Jun 2012 - Doc # lcUS23550112 IDC Link

Microsoft announced plans Monday to launch two self-branded tablets — one called Surface for Windows RT and one called Surface for Windows 8 Pro — later this year. The announcement, made at an invitation-only press event reminiscent of past ...

VIZIO Announces Entry into PC Market with Style
David Daoud, Danielle Levitas, Steven Buehler, Tom Mainelli
Jun 2012 - Doc # lcUS23546512 IDC Link

Following the initial announcement to launch a line of PCs at CES 2012, flat-panel TV and computer accessory manufacturer VIZIO, headquartered in Irvine, California, announced the release of its lineup of personal computers. The new VIZIO P ...

Dell Acquires Wyse to Provide End-to-End Desktop Virtualization
Brett Waldman, Steven Buehler, Tom Mainelli
Apr 2012 - Doc # lcUS23421112 IDC Link

On Monday, April 2, 2012, Dell (Round Rock, Texas) announced its intent to acquire Wyse Technology (San Jose, Califonia), best known for its thin client products. Dell has been working diligently over the past two to three years building ou ...

Apple Raises the Bar with Next-Generation iPad
Tom Mainelli, Bob O'Donnell
Mar 2012 - Doc # lcUS23366012 IDC Link

Apple introduced the latest version of its popular iPad tablet in San Francisco today, and despite its third-generation lineage, the company chose to simply call it the new iPad. That simplified name — instead of the expected iPadHD or iPad ...

Windows 8 on ARM: Important New Disclosures
Al Gillen, Tom Mainelli, Al Hilwa
Feb 2012 - Doc # lcUS23318012 IDC Link

Microsoft quietly made several Windows 8 on ARM (WOA) announcements that could help redraw the PC and media tablet markets over the course of the next two years. In a blog post that went live February 9, Windows client chief Steven Sinofsky ...

HP to Contribute webOS to Open Source Community
Tom Mainelli, Scott Ellison, Danielle Levitas, Crawford Del Prete
Dec 2011 - Doc # lcUS23209911 IDC Link

Today, HP's CEO and President Meg Whitman made the best of a bad situation and announced that HP would turn over webOS — which it acquired on July 1, 2010, when the company purchased Palm — to the open source community. The company also sai ...