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Sony is “not convinced there is a large enough market to justify bringing out a tablet,” via Sony Considering Developing Tablet Computer to Compete With Apple’s IPad – Bloomberg. I wonder what current Sony management…
In a well written and reasoned essay, John Gruber observes how Apple evolves their products after starting with a perfectly narrow new product definition. Toward the end he brings us to the iPad saying: That brings us to…
Nokia chairman Jorma Ollila said the company’s management is fully supported by the board via Nokia board backs CEO, new device strategy | Electronista. In my assessment of Nokia’s competitive response to the mobile…
In a thought-provoking article in The Motley Fool (Predicting Failure: Testing the “Disruptive Innovation” Model ) summarizing recent research in disruptive innovation, the following quote jumped out at me: Then again,…
I argue that Apple now has not one but two monopolies: I) A nearly-total monopoly on computer (and pocket computer) systems designed with good taste. II) A total monopoly on the Microsoft-free, hassle-free personal…
Don’t be discouraged if what you produce initially is something other people dismiss as a toy. In fact, that’s a good sign. That’s probably why everyone else has been overlooking the idea. The first microcomputers were…
This is one of the most thought provoking things I’ve ever heard. Some of the implications are unfathomable. Before we dive into the implications of iAd, here is the exact quote from the Apple Special Event, April 2010…
Palm CEO “I’ve never used an iPhone” Rubinstein quoted in the earnings conference call: “We had an arrangement with Sprint that when we launched with Sprint that they would invest in marketing and carry the product and…
There are many, many things that Google could do, that we chose not to do… One day we had a conversation where we figured we could just try to predict the stock market. And then we decided it was illegal. link:…
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…