Bill Whyman, the technology strategist at ISI, has some thoughts on why that is.

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Generally, says Whyman, value in the market is likely to migrate from hardware to apps and cloud services.

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Mr Whyman said merged sections were delivering savings of up to 30%.

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These issues are coming to a head, Whyman noted, as the FTC is expected to press charges or reach a settlement by year-end.

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Whyman asked Reback if search is indeed off the table.

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Erica Whyman is currently directing Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

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Whyman reckons that unit growth will slow from 45% last year to 30% by the end of this year, and revenue growth could be even lower as price points fall.

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Among others honoured are Northern Stage chief executive Erica Whyman, who becomes an OBE, and John James Fenwick, deputy chairman of Fenwick Ltd, who becomes a CBE, and community champions.

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Deputy Chief Constable Mark Whyman, head of collaboration for policing Yorkshire and the Humber, said he could not rule out a complete merger of the four forces in the future but said there were no current plans to do so.

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