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How Android Vendors Can Compete With Samsung
The initial title of this article was going to be “How HTC can compete with Samsung.” Then I decided to branch it out and make a point that is relevant for HTC but also for all Android handset vendors …
Why Microsoft Can Win the Living Room
As Ben Bajarin pointed out in his post here yesterday, Microsoft’s Xbox One is a whole lot more than a game console. Of course, the Xbox has long been the leading edge of Microsoft’s effort to dominate digital home entertainment. …
Apple’s Right Not To Pay Taxes
The Tech.pinions Adio Minute, Today’s topic:
The Senate can grumble, but Apple is just taking advantage of what Congress has given it.
Xbox One and the Future of the Digital Living Room
When I started my career as an industry analyst in 2000, my focus was on the video game industry and the digital living room. We had a belief that at some point in the future rich media and …
SKAA: Better Than AirPlay and Bluetooth for Premium Wireless Audio?
Wireless audio speakers and headphones are growing as a consumer category. Best Buy has 192 different “wireless speakers” on their website, Amazon, 400. The growth in wireless audio was helped by the growth of the premium music headphone phenomenon, started by …
The iPhone and the Death of the Mid-Tier Smartphone
I’ve been a consumer device analyst for long enough that I’m usually pretty comfortable calling things as I see them, but sometimes there is simply no substitute for hard data. Current Analysis tracks U.S. device pricing for phones and tablets, …
Microsoft is Missing Apps the Same Way They Missed the Early Internet
It seems odd to me that Microsoft of all companies is so drastically behind the curve when it comes to apps for Windows 8 and Windows Phone. When you think about it, Microsoft of all companies was in the …
Google’s Android And The Path Not Taken
Yesterday, Google held its I/O keynote address. Ben Thompson of “stratēchery” has written an excellent article entitled: THE ANDROID DETOUR. I highly encourage you to take the time to read it. I’m going to re-state and build upon his thoughts …
A Significant Product Differentiation
Philip Elmer-DeWitt is calling him the man who figures Apple is worth $240 a share. I read his blog post and dove into his theory of ROIC. Something he said stood out to me.
Without significant …
Trouble in the Cloud: Lessons from AP and Bloomberg
Its been a bad week for the cloud. Businesses of all sizes are under a lot of pressure to save money by moving IT operations into the cloud. for many companies, it can be a lot cheaper and more efficient …
Only Apple Can Play Apple
It has been a challenging few days in the press for the Microsoft camp. In a positive move, Tami Reller, CFO and head of marketing for Windows, gave more details on how many Windows 8 licenses had …
When Reporting Sales Numbers, Honesty is the Best Policy
Google has activations, Amazon doesn’t release any numbers, Microsoft touts licensees sold. Truly knowing the success of a device or platform is hard when companies selling the devices or supporting the platforms don’t share with us actual sell through …
The Definitive Answer Guide to Which Smartphone You Should Buy
Forget all the rumors of an Apple iWatch. Ignore the surprisingly good reviews of Google Glass. Neither of these will come close to replacing your smartphone. Not for many, many years; probably never. The question is not whether you will …
Bloomberg, the Internet, and Trust
We’ve just begun to see the fallout from Bloombgerg LP that, in the word of CEO Dan Doctoroff, “Bloomberg News reporters had access to limited customer relationship management data through their use of the Bloomberg terminal.” In blunter words, Bloomberg …
The Rise of “Magging”
Something very interesting is happening in the publishing world, or at least something I think is interesting. The rise of quality digital screens like the iPad and Kindle, along with the ease of distribution through app stores, has …
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- Android’s Market Share Is Literally A Joke
- Why Microsoft Can Win the Living Room
- Microsoft is Missing Apps the Same Way They Missed the Early Internet
- SKAA: Better Than AirPlay and Bluetooth for Premium Wireless Audio?
- Google’s Android And The Path Not Taken
- Xbox One and the Future of the Digital Living Room
- Apple’s Right Not To Pay Taxes
- The iPhone and the Death of the Mid-Tier Smartphone
- The Definitive Answer Guide to Which Smartphone You Should Buy
- How Android Vendors Can Compete With Samsung
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- The Definitive Answer Guide to Which Smartphone You Should Buy
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