Posts Tagged ‘Mobile’
The Challenge for Smartphone Makers in 2013
I believe we are in new territory for smartphone manufacturers. Although its true that there are still many people on the planet who do not yet have a smartphone, the reality is that the most mature markets are reaching …
Does The Rise Of Android’s Market Share Mean The End of Apple’s Profits?
It’s an article of faith in the Church of Market Share that Android is nearing a tipping point where its market share lead will inevitably turn into a developer share lead, too. ~ John Gruber
Matt Asay, writing for Readwrite Mobile, …
Android, China, and the Wild Wild West
Last week, I talked about the importance for us industry observers, analysts, media, etc., to have a more informed discussion when it comes to Android. I think it is important when we analyze, from an industry and market …
Why Android Is Winning The Battles But Google Is Losing The War: Part 1
A Pyrrhic victory (/ˈpɪrɪk/) is a victory with such a devastating cost that it carries the implication that another such victory will ultimately lead to defeat. The phrase “Pyrrhic Victory” is named after King Pyrrhus of Epirus, whose army suffered …
Upside Down Analysis
These thoughts via Business Insider:
According to estimates from Canaccord Genuity, Samsung has shot further ahead of the pack as the world’s largest smartphone manufacturer, shipping 56.3 million units in the third quarter.
Apple’s consolation is that it still takes a larger …
Why a SoftBank Investment in Sprint Could be Disruptive
There were multiple stories over the last few days about a potential investment from SoftBank in Sprint. The idea would be that Softbank could leverage some of Sprint’s technology, especially the Clearwire architecture, for use in Japan as well as …
Android v. iOS Part 2: Profits
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Yesterday we looked at Android and iOS mobile operating system market share. Today we look at mobile operating system profit and profit share.
ANDROID HAS WON THE MARKET SHARE BATTLE BUT…
On the strength of market share alone, TechCrunch has (and many …
Android v. iOS Part 1: Market Share
INTRODUCTION
This is the first article in a multi-part look at the Android and iOS operating Systems. An operating system (OS) is the software that manages computer hardware resources and provides common services for computer programs. Applications (or Apps) require …
How RIM Changed My Life
During the summer of 1997, I was contacted by the folks at RIM and asked if I would like to be a beta tester of their first Blackberry pager/email device. Up to then, pagers were the darlings of the mobile …
Why Microsoft Should Make an XBOX Mobile Gaming Console
Yesterday I shared a column on why casual gaming, or even more immersive gaming on smart phones is not going to threaten dedicated mobile gaming consoles any time soon. To come to this conclusion I had been using the …
2012: The Year Google Fixes Android or Loses the War
The end of 2011 brought about some interesting market developments. Both Nielsen and NPD shared data that the once so dominant Android actually declined in market share over the holiday quarter of 2011. Both Nielsen and …
Is There Room for A New Mobile OS?
A couple of years ago, when various handset makers were looking for a mobile OS to back for their devices, they were given a proposition from Google that was hard to refuse. Google would provide an open source version …
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 …
A Sure Sign of Real Trouble at RIM
The senior Research In Motion executive who chose to vent his (or her) frustration in a open letter to Boy Genius Report may not have chosen the most graceful way to make those views known. But the writer may well …
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On the Impact of Paul Otellini’s CEO Years at Intel
Intel’s CEO Paul Otellini is retiring in May 2013. His 40-year career at Intel now ending, it’s a timely opportunity to look at his impact on Intel.
Intel As Otellini Took Over
In September 2004 when it was announced that Paul Otellini would …