Apple<\/a> is now a different company in comparison with when Steve Jobs was in charge<\/a>. Tim Cook has ensured that the public image of the company is much more positive. Does the Apple TV finally arrive in 2013?<\/p>\n Nokia and BlackBerry (RIM) had a super tough 2012. Needless to say BlackBerry 10 (which is to launch at the end of January) will most probably determine RIM\u2019s future. Nokia and Microsoft will most probably have a strained relationship in 2013 as Microsoft wants to build their own mobile phones soon.<\/p>\n Dell and HP are in serious trouble. HP\u2019s acquisition of Autonomy seems to be a huge disaster<\/a>. HP will need to make tough decisions in 2013. Meg Whitman, the CEO, I hope has a plan but if not, they could be selling parts of their business to rivals. Dell, has a problem and it is called tablet<\/a>s. Notebooks and Desktop PC\u2019s have been disrupted and Dell doesn’t seem to have an answer to the lack of growth seen in mobile computing. Do they go enterprise like Microsoft or sell off their consumer businesses?<\/p>\n Olympus and Panasonic had a super difficult year. Japanese electronic manufacturers had a 2012 to forget through bad investments and corporate governance issues. Do these iconic electronic manufacturers go under the hammer or look for partnerships<\/a> with thriving businesses such as Samsung and Apple? I cannot imagine a world without Sony<\/a> etc, can you?<\/p>\n Nintendo will also be facing the music in 2013. Does the Wii U become an asset or will it leave the Japanese manufacturer in deep debt?<\/p>\n If one looks at the above it then becomes clearer that the entire consumer electronics industry is at the mercy of a few businesses. Are we going to see more multifunctional products like the Nikon COOLPIX S800c<\/a>?<\/p>\n
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