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Ever since I started publishing this blog there have been requests for access to the underlying data sets. That’s not an easy thing to do. Spreadsheets are not “productized”. It’s very hard to explain how to use one and…
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Why operators will find it hard to sell tablets
On the eve of iPad 2.0, it’s time to think again about this curious new computer. My intuition tells me that this product category will behave very differently from the iPhone and will not be subject to the same sales…
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The platform as a promise
In a recent answer on quora, I wrote that I did not believe developers are tempted primarily by economic incentives when choosing which platforms to work on. I suggested that they hire platforms because of their…
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Google and Apple as mobile co-belligerents
The relationship between Google and Apple is an interesting one. It’s enticing to declare them “at war” with one another, but that type of relationship does not account for the collaboration and partnerships they enjoy.…
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Nokia's Burning Ships strategy
In the recent series of exposés on Nokia’s new strategy I sought to paint a background for what caused such a dramatic decision: This gives a backdrop to the decision, but it does not explain the most crucial part of the…
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Platform sunk (cost): What is the value of a quarter billion Symbian users?
In the quarterly smartphone summary published here, I noted the significant acceleration of Android sales at the expense of “other” and Windows Mobile/Phone. Some share was also lost to Symbian. This might be seen as…
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The lives and deaths of mobile platforms
When Stephen Elop said that Nokia and Microsoft sought to create a “three horse race” he implied that there were only two viable mobile ecosystems today. With that statement he sought to deprecate or declare “end of…
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Where is the Windows Phone Tablet?
The Windows Phone platform currently has hardware specifications that imply a cellular phone device. What is interesting in light of the new WebOS TouchPad, the newly announced Android tablets, the RIM Playbook and the…
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The price of Windows Phone: Nokia's evaporating smartphone share
In the last quarter Nokia sold 28.3 million Symbian phones. The average selling price was €156 or approximately $210. That price was down 17% year-on-year. According to the company, The 17% year-on-year decline in our…
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Mobile World Congress: Revisiting the $85 smartphone
While a low-end 3G Android smartphone could be sold currently at U$80 (wholesale price) and the adoption of ARM’s Cortex A5 should allow smartphone costs to fall to around US$50, they’ll still have some way to fall to…