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The Battle for Tripoli – Quick and Dirty

Published by Robert Pogson August 20th, 2011 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

In the past few months we have seen the revolutionaries gaining strength confidence men and materiel and the recent results prove it. Each victory is coming faster and more surely compared to the grinding attrition at Brega and Misrata.

Az-Zawiyah took only days to recapture since it was defended lightly. That means Gaddafi has concentrated what remains of his forces and allies in Tripoli, or not. Tripoli is several times the perimeter, area, population and complexity of Az-Zawiyah but by probing weaknesses and dividing and conquering the campaign should not be that long. Continue reading ‘The Battle for Tripoli – Quick and Dirty’

- Robert Pogson

Oracle v Google

Published by Robert Pogson August 20th, 2011 in technology. 3 Comments

When Oracle sued Google over Android/Linux, Oracle’s shares were around $31 and had a little uptick. Now it’s down to $25, off 20%. At that time Google was around $480, had a build to $620 and is now back where it started, even, more or less. If that’s any indication, Oracle’s claims are not worrying investors much.

It’s a different story on the blogosphere. Detractors are claiming Google is an evil thief of ideas and worse. The facts are that Android/Linux contains little or nothing from Java and so copyright claims are weak and 88% of the patent claims of Oracle re-examined by USPTO so far have been rejected.

There have been stories that non-Apple tablets are not selling well but it’s a relative thing. The current volume of Androidian tablets ( and the growth rate of that volume is looking like Apple will be overtaken shortly. Apple sold 9.3million tablets in 2011 Q2 with 300% Y/Y growth. Android shipped on 4.6million tablets with 460% growth. In Q1, Android/Linux shipped on twice as many devices as iOS. Since the suit we have not had a quarter but sales seem to be holding up. Apple v Samsung has not stopped sales in Europe, either.

So, on three counts, price of shares of stock, score in the court, and sales of Android/Linux, Oracle v Google is a minor speed bump at best.

- Robert Pogson