Perspectives from industry analysts

A dose of commentary from leading industry analysts and pundits.

Charles Cooper

Why PCs aren't pricey anymore

December 7, 2007 5:11 AM PST

CNET News.com's Charles Cooper remembers the mail-order makers who shook the mainstream computer makers out of their lethargy.
Thomas Oscherwitz

A call for rational discourse on identity theft

December 6, 2007 4:00 AM PST

ID Analytics' Thomas Oscherwitz writes that while ID theft losses are dropping, the debate has become ever more shrill.
Rob Crumpler

Restoring the ad equilibrium for bloggers

December 6, 2007 4:00 AM PST

BuzzLogic CEO Rob Crumpler says blogs still have not attained real advertiser street "cred," but that may be about to change
James L. McQuivey

Why Apple can't do to video what it did to music

December 5, 2007 10:06 AM PST

Forrester's James L. McQuivey says it's time for Apple to change its video game plan, starting with winning NBC back.
Eric J. Sinrod

Dude, what happened to my PC?

December 5, 2007 4:00 AM PST

Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod explains why the law is unforgiving when a computer with discoverable data in a case goes "missing."
Joe Brennan

How to hinder, not help, social networks

December 4, 2007 4:00 AM PST

iMega chairman Joe Brennan says digital innovators face increased risks because of politically motivated short-term fixes by state governments.
Nancy Prager

Flailing the latest digital whipping boy

December 3, 2007 4:00 AM PST

IP attorney Nancy Prager says the movie studios and television producers are to blame for the economic woes of their industry, not Steve Jobs or Apple.
Charles Cooper

We need a Manhattan Project to bust up OPEC

November 30, 2007 6:50 AM PST

There's little in the upcoming energy bill to get excited about, CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says. Why not set sights higher?
Yuval Ben-Itzhak

The new battleground in cybercrime

November 30, 2007 4:00 AM PST

Finjan CTO Yuval Ben-Itzhak writes that user data increasingly is driving "criminal-2-criminal" business.
Eric J. Sinrod

Insecurity in the digital world

November 28, 2007 11:51 AM PST

Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod examines what's become the soft underbelly of our increasingly electronic era.
Michael Kanellos

The decline of Black Friday

November 26, 2007 11:10 AM PST

Where's the pepper spray? People just aren't fighting for holiday bargains like they used to.
Charles Cooper

Is Russia's tech future in Israel's tech past?

November 16, 2007 4:00 AM PST

Some say Russia can mirror the Jewish state's success. It's not a pipe dream, writes News.com's Charles Cooper, but the analogy needs a few asterisks.
Eric J. Sinrod

Going cold turkey off a handheld

November 14, 2007 4:00 AM PST

Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod describes what it's like to function after circumstance plucks away his PDA.
Michael Butler and Randy Shefman

Boxed in: America's new energy trap

November 13, 2007 4:00 AM PST

Michael Butler and Randy Shefman say miscalculations have temporarily boxed us in and led the U.S. off the path to energy self-sufficiency.
Rob Risany

Some resolutions for Corporate America

November 13, 2007 4:00 AM PST

Savvion executive Rob Risany has had it--and he's issuing a manifesto that you corporate types ignore at your own risk.
Michael Kanellos

The Achilles' heel in Google's phone plan

November 12, 2007 4:00 AM PST

Can Google be a partner to cell phone makers? Only if the company can force itself to beg, beguile, and bluff, says CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos.
Charles Cooper

Parsing the Google announcement that wasn't

November 9, 2007 4:00 AM PST

Does Google really need to build a Google phone? Only if the network carriers try to play tough, says CNET News.com's Charles Cooper.
Greg Sandoval

In Finland shooting, fallout for YouTube?

November 7, 2007 2:20 PM PST

The video-sharing site is getting worked over by some media outlets. It doesn't deserve it.
Eric J. Sinrod

When virtual legal chickens come home to roost

November 7, 2007 4:00 AM PST

Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod explains why the real world court system is being called upon to decide virtual world disputes.
Gene Hodges

Uncle Sam's newest security challenge to businesses

November 5, 2007 4:00 AM PST

Congress will soon consider new laws to better protect businesses against security breaches. Websense CEO Gene Hodges argues against a one-size-fits-all approach.