Based on the past month's announcements, it's clear that BlackBerry is leveraging its strengths to deepen its pivot to a software model that helps enterprise customers secure their devices and data.
"It's a good example of CBS leveraging its strengths in outdoor advertising, as well as interactive content," says Ross Rubin, director at industry analysis at the NPD Group.
Bravo to any company leveraging its strengths (in this case media horsepower, amongst other assets) to help the UN spread its message and galvanize global action.
But Russia will need to start leveraging its own strengths to build a unique capability.
The "increasing numbers of lawsuits initiated by Hon Hai not only demonstrates its strong capability in IP protection but also shows the company is more capable of leveraging its IP strengths," UBS wrote in January of its connector business.
Tyco International agreed to acquire Lucent Technologies's power-systems unit for $2.5 billion in cash in a move the company hopes will allow it to leverage its strength in selling a wide range of items like fiber optic components, fire protection systems and disposable medical products.
Samsung has been highly effective in leveraging its global brand strength and the popularity of the Android OS to drive sales of smartphones in all price tiers," the analyst noted.
The practice may also be in breach of Google's TOS; MySpace is leveraging its position of strength to promote your content branded as their content in the Google search results, a practice that looks like search engine manipulation from a distance.
Instead, it is hoping to leverage its strength in a few product categories by having all its products support the same proprietary software.
So not only was Tumblr an opportunity to make Yahoo seem like a cool company for young people and generate more traffic, but it also allows Yahoo to play to its strength, leveraging its ad network to monetize Tumblr's massive content silo.
