Posts Tagged ‘apps’
Are Google Apps On iOS A Trojan Horse Or A Concession to Apple’s Dominance?
Grin And Bear It
Aside from Google Maps and Google Now, many users would sooner tap on Gmail, Google Chrome, and Google Drive than the apps Apple would much rather you use, and the result is completely antithetical to Apple’s insistence …
Google Android Tablet Optimized Apps — Two Years Too Late
On Monday, (Google) published a “tablet app quality checklist” on its Android Developer website that urges developers to build tablet-optimized apps… ~ Wired
I’d like to applaud Google for this move, I really would. But let’s put this in context:
– Google …
Touch Computing and The Re-Birth of the Software Industry
It seems like you can’t go anywhere in Silicon Valley without hearing about someone who’s making an app. Apps are all the rage these days and software engineering is one of the hottest jobs all over the world. But in …
Microsoft Needs to Get its Apps Together
Last week in my Friday column I outlined a few of the challenges that I think Microsoft has in front of them with Windows 8. I cited lack of Windows momentum in the market along with changing …
Google Play: What Game is Google Playing?
With the news today that Google is re-branding the Android Market as Google Play, I am forced to wonder what that says about their strategy. Is playing all Google is really focused on? I also wonder if this …
The 30 Percent Solution
Blogs are unforgiving. The entire world can see that I expected the highlight of Apple’s iPhone 5 introduction last week to be a kumbaya love fest between Apple and Facebook. Facebook is number one in mobile social media apps. Apple …
Microsoft’s “Can’t Lose” Mobile Strategy
Microsoft has been trying to recapture momentum in mobile after ceding the early market leadership it had 5-6 years ago due to its lack of adequate investment and resultant inability to stay competitive. And its renewed focus and execution over …