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iPad: IT gets it
In the last article on the share of PCs highlighting the unwillingness of market analysts to categorize the disruptive iPad as a PC I imply that Gartner does not “get it”. This is partly willful and partly instinctive.…
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Gartner: as a Media Tablet, iPad deserves to be ignored in PC rankings
“Media tablet hype around devices such as the iPad has also affected consumer notebook growth by delaying some PC purchases, especially in the U.S. consumer market. Media tablets don’t replace primary PCs, but they…
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Taiwan phone makers balking at Windows Phone 7
Digitimes reports: only a handful of companies may get into WP7 when it arrives, they added. HTC may end up controlling 70 to 80 percent of the market simply by being one of the initial partners via Taiwan phone makers…
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Apps attract more viewer attention than most TV shows
Social games on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices are competing for television viewers. In fact, these apps, tracked on the Flurry network alone, comprise of a daily audience of more than 19 million who spend over 22…
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Escape from license-land: Measuring phone vendor commitment to licensed mobile platforms
Windows Phone had its day in the sun yesterday. After discarding its previous seven-year effort with Windows Mobile, Microsoft started with a clean sheet of paper. However, whereas the software has been re-built, the…
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What did Andy Rubin mean by saying WP7 was created for political reasons?
In an interview with PCMag, Rubin said, “Look, the world doesn’t need another platform. Android is free and open; I think the only reason you create another platform is for political reasons. Why doesn’t the whole world…
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Acer chairman predicts iPad market share
Acer chairman J.T. Wang recently predicted that Apple’s share of the tablet market would decline precipitously as new rivals emerge, falling from nearly 100 percent to 20 to 30 percent. via Apple Will Retain At Least…
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Daring Fireball Linked List: Andy Rubin Talks Android
What value have the carriers brought? Seriously. What software on Android phones have the carriers added that’s any good at all? Things you don’t hear iPhone users say: “Man, this iPhone would be even better if my…
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Adding CDMA increases iPhone addressable market by 16 percent
Now that NYT and WSJ were both tipped off about the coming of a CDMA iPhone, I think it’s a safe bet. Is this significant? What is the CDMA addressable market? Here is a chart showing for the “CDMA 3G” subscribers…
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The imminent demise of killers
Before proclaiming the death of a company or product it’s important to understand what makes it live. I’ll illustrate with a personal experience. I was once asked to comment on a product designed to be a “Blackberry…