In this situation companies like CISCO, HP, Nokia-Siemens need to find new businesses to be in.
FORBES: Reaction to CISCO's Strategic Innovation is a Sign of What's to Come
Toshiba, Apple, HP, and Nokia implemented policies to require their suppliers to use only audited, conflict-free smelters, once enough are available.
FORBES: Progress Being Made In Eliminating Conflict From Minerals Supply Chains
Dell, HP, Nokia and Research in Motion all reigned supreme in their product categories for long periods of time, and fell from grace hard because they did not notice or react quickly to the disruptions in technology around them.
Committee Chairman Fred Upton joined four others on his panel in questioning the companies, also raising concerns about RIM, Nokia and HP along the way, The Hill reports.
For nearly all the same reasons that HP needs to buy Nokia, similar arguments can be made that Dell (DELL) should also be bidding on the one-time market share leading mobile phone manufacturer.
From a competitive stand point, the iPad Mini puts Apple one step ahead of Microsoft (MSFT) and its partners that include HP (HPQ), Nokia (NOK) and others.
Included among the leaked documents are those from major companies like Alcatel-Lucent, Nokia-Siemens, HP, and dozens of smaller firms.
FORBES: WikiLeaks Unveils 160 Firms' Surveillance Gear Sales Docs, Still No Submissions System
In the personal computer category, Amazon said the Apple MacBook, Nokia Internet Tablet PC and HP Pavilion Entertainment Notebook PC were strong sellers.
Since the campaign was launched, Ma Jun, director of the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs, in collaboration with the NGO coalition, has traded emails and letters with companies such as Samsung, HP, Panasonic, Intel, Nokia, BT, Motorola, Vodafone and IBM.
Nokia, Panasonic, Philips, AMD, HP, and Microsoft have piloted internationally agreed-upon due diligence guidance on conflict minerals in line with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development due diligence model.
FORBES: Progress Being Made In Eliminating Conflict From Minerals Supply Chains
To me this says that HP is better off acquiring an existing player and that means either Nokia (NOK) or Research in Motion (RIMM).
While the company distributes millions of copies of its dominant Windows operating system (which holds about 90% of the PC market) through computer makers such as HP, Dell, Toshiba, Lenovo and others, the company reached a deal with Nokia to begin to expand its smartphone presence.
FORBES: Microsoft Won't Have Tablet-Tailored Windows Until 2012
Since it may take a while to get on board the likes of phone makers Motorola and Nokia, music players like Apple Computer or chip companies Texas Instruments and Freescale Semiconductor, HP is also looking to build the business internally.
Every PC maker (HP, Dell, Lenovo, Toshiba), every mobile phone producer (Samsung, LG, Nokia, Research In Motion, Sony Ericsson, Huawei, ZTE), every Asian network builder (Acer, Asus) and even the second largest seller of TV sets in the U.S. (Vizio) are planning to unveil new tablet models in 2011.
In the personal computer category, Amazon said the Apple MacBook, Nokia (nyse: NOK - news - people ) Internet Tablet PC and HP Pavilion Entertainment Notebook PC were strong sellers.
应用推荐