The Opinion Cast (podcast): Market Share, Windows 8, and Profits

Ben Bajarin / November 30th, 2012

In this Opinion Cast we discuss a number of important topics related to the industry. Although the year is wrapping up, there is still a lot to discuss and opine about. Here is the topical overview from this weeks Opinion Cast.

–The continuing mystery of Android market share vs. usage share.
–Microsoft’s Windows 8 woes
–Carriers and product differentiation

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Ben Bajarin

Ben Bajarin is a Principal Analyst and the head of primary research at Creative Strategies, Inc - An industry analysis, market intelligence and research firm located in Silicon Valley. His primary focus is consumer technology and market trend research and he is responsible for studying over 30 countries. Full Bio

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warmsound

It was interesting data in the podcast about the misinformation in google phone activation statistics and how they won’t define what an actual phone activation is. It is like they are trying to hide the true nature of what an android activation is and put some sort of PR spin on it.

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