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E-Commerce Minute: Thursday -- April 26, 2012
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Headline Scan
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1. Testimony Weakens Google's Copyright Defense in Java Joust
2. CTIA Wireless 2012: A Show of a Different Color
3. Penetrating the Vast, Untapped Reaches of the CRM Market
4. Oracle v. Google: The Trial and the Errors
5. Sprint's Q1 Losses Come With Some Glimmers of Hope
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Story Highlights
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1. Testimony Weakens Google's Copyright Defense in Java Joust
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As testimony unfolds in the Oracle-Google lawsuit, now in its second
week, it appears that Google's defense against copyright infringement is
vulnerable. That is not to say Google will not ultimately prevail in the
end. Oracle has alleged that Google's Android OS infringes both Java
patents and copyrights. So far, testimony has focused on the copyright
issue, and Google's defense against Oracle's allegations appears to have
some holes.
See the Full Story:
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/74965.html
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2. CTIA Wireless 2012: A Show of a Different Color
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Would it surprise you if I said the upcoming CTIA Wireless 2012 show
will be very different from those in the past? I've been going to these
wireless shows for more years than I can remember. Every few years, the
show -- and in fact the entire industry -- changes. This is a great
showplace for what is new and what is coming next in the wireless
industry -- and next month's show should be no exception.
See the Full Story:
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/74955.html
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3. Penetrating the Vast, Untapped Reaches of the CRM Market
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CRM is not a small market. Nor is it a niche sequestered away in a
corner of the larger CRM market. CRM is a $13.045 billion industry in
2012, and it will grow to $16.694 billion in 2015, according to Gartner.
No matter how you look at things, that's a lot of money. With a
projected growth of nearly 30 percent in three years, it would be easy
to assume that CRM has achieved significant penetration.
See the Full Story:
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/74958.html
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4. Oracle v. Google: The Trial and the Errors
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With all the fabulous and exciting technologies to talk about here in
the world of FOSS -- the shiny, brand-spankin'-new Ubuntu Linux 12.04,
to name just one -- it always seems a crying shame to have to waste any
breath at all discussing lawsuits. Discuss them we must, however,
because in today's litigious landscape, a few powerful software giants
keep coming back for more. The latest example? None other than Oracle v.
Google, of course.
See the Full Story:
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/74956.html
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5. Sprint's Q1 Losses Come With Some Glimmers of Hope
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Mobile carrier Sprint Nextel reported deep losses amounting to $863
million in the first quarter of this year, but the company's results
actually beat Wall Street expectations. And since it began offering
Apple's iPhone as of last October, Sprint added a net 263,000
subscribers. However, this has come at a price. To acquire the iPhone,
Sprint agreed to a $15.5 billion deal with Apple to carry the handset
over the next four years.
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http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/74954.html
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