How ‘Last Blockbuster Syndrome’ dooms empires like Nintendo
For years, Nintendo has believed it could reject smartphone and tablet apps, yet still flourish. The reason for this delusion is familiar — it’s the toxic …
Tero Kuittinen
After launching mobile game company SpringToys tragically early in 2000, Tero Kuittinen spent eight years doing equity research at firms including Alliance Capital and Opstock. He is currently an analyst and VP of North American sales at mobile diagnostics and expense management Alekstra, and has contributed to TheStreet.com, Forbes and Business 2.0 Magazine in addition to BGR.
Articles by Tero Kuittinen
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Kim Kardashian shocks the app market
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It’s been a dim couple of years for Motorola, a company that has had badly misfiring high-end smartphone strategy. Just two months ago, the company decided …
Rooftop solar power is making coal obsolete in Australia
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Uber and Lyft appear poised to destroy New York’s iconic taxi industry
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Bitcoin may have finally reached a tipping point
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Just how far will Google go to make the world forget you?
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Why Windows Phone cannot rebound
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Ingenious new PC uses copper foam as a revolutionary cooling material
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This is how Samsung will ensure it keeps the smartphone crown
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Things are about to get even uglier for the high-end smartphone market
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The PS4’s surprising summer sales weakness
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Bitcoin has risen from the dead… again
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Messaging mania has shocked tech leaders twice – in 1994 and again now
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We are a step closer to a smartphone that weighs less than a dime
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The Fire Phone looks set to burn HTC at the worst possible time
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Amazon’s amazing customer service still finds ways to surprise you
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Netflix’s latest wave of new shows is its weirdest and riskiest batch yet
The strategy of launching wave upon wave of new, original content has worked like a charm for Netflix. As the second season of Orange is …
Can BBM revive BlackBerry?
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That old Nokia phone in your attic might be worth $1,400
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Not even the world’s best Android phone could save HTC in May
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iOS 8’s new messaging features could scare your carrier to death
This is not the first time Apple has sent a chill down the spines of mobile carrier executives. Years ago, the launch of the iMessage platform …
