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Poor quality of Nokia software is source of astonishment for market analysts. Helsingin Sanomat – International Edition – Business & Finance — Analysts: Nokia has wasted 3 years trying to come up with challenger to…
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RIM now ranked 4th, Apple 6th in phone market shares
First quarter market share ranking of top mobile phone vendors according to Strategy Analytics: These numbers are shipments or sell-in, which may differ from sell-through or end-user purchases. RIM breaks into top 5 in…
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Smartphone shipments grow 50 percent in Q1
Strategy Analytics said 54 million smartphones were shipped in the quarter, comprising 18 percent of the total handset market. via Smartphone Q1 shipments up 50 pct y/y -survey | Reuters.
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Nokia vs. Apple phones business comparison shows comfortable lead for Apple
Nokia reported 21.5 million converged devices sold in Q1. The units, share, ASP, Revenues and Operating Profits are compared in the following table. It’s once again evident that Apple captured more profits from the…
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Nokia Tablet?
“Getting a strong Intel backing here could be an important advantage,” says MKM Partners analyst Tero Kuittinen, who sees the Nokia tablet as part of an array of mobile computers. via Nokia Aims a Tablet at Apple:…
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The Below Average CEO: Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo
I vehemently disagree with this premise: Nokia did not take advantage of any of the opportunities that it had by being in first place. It failed to leverage its partnerships with carriers, manufacturers, software…
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Microsoft and Nokia agree: Apple is hindering Innovation in Mobile market
From the GSMA Mobile World Congress 2009 (one year ago): Kallasvuo used Apple and its “closed” ecosystem as an example of what could limit innovation in the mobile market in the future. He said Apple’s vertically…
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Platform Bonanza! Three new Platforms in one Day
Delivering precisely what the world needs today: Three new ambitious platforms starting with zero installed bases and no applications are going up against the following: It should be noted that Microsoft’s new Windows…
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Calibrating iPhone Growth
I calibrate my growth rates on the assumption that Apple will overtake the combined share of the two money-losing handset vendors. Sony Ericsson and Motorola are the weakest competitors in terms of portfolio and…
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Nokia back on top
Nokia regained top spot in operating profit. I’ll leave net profit assumptions aside this time, but Apple is sure to have beat by having far lower R&D as percent of sales. Nokia Smartphones had a good quarter due to new…