It is Uncomfortable
It is uncomfortable disagreeing with people you have a lot of respect for. Chris Dixon, I feel confident, knows much more about mobile and startups and entrepreneurs than I do. So when he says: “The switch to Android first hasn’t … Continue reading
BPM Mobility: Server Architectures Reviewed
Editor’s note: This is reposted with permission of the Author. Gary Samuelson’s original post can be found here. Forward If you haven’t already done so I highly recommend you “tool up” for iOS (iPhone) or Android development. Speaking more on … Continue reading
The Experience versus the Expert, Part I
There’s an ongoing debate between “open” and “closed”. Chris Dixon has written what I consider the most thoughtful blog on the subject, as it relates to phones and desktop PCs, which I referenced here. This argument seems to come up … Continue reading
Profitshare and Marketshare
There’s a real interesting battle for mobile phone supremacy or “smartphone” supremacy right now. As the NYT notes, In the six months ending August 10, Android phones accounted for 32 percent of the smartphones sold, Nielsen said. By comparison, iPhones … Continue reading
App(le) or Website?
A measure of how Apple has changed the game: even die-hard advocates of a browser-first-and-last method for building applications is starting to second-guess their conclusions. The Apple iPhone/iTouch platform has so many devices out there, that it is hard to … Continue reading
So the iPad is Almost Here… Now What?
Interesting developments in the land of “tablets” and “netbooks”. It isn’t really my area of primary interest but because I like following Apple’s product direction I follow the news. First, there’s this article from the day after the keynote, in … Continue reading
Apple's Strategy Pays Off
Apple’s net profit from iPhone’s exceeded Nokia’s by approximately 50% ($1.6B in net for Apple, $1.1B in net for Nokia). Its the first time Apple’s net profit in phones exceeded Nokia’s, and it is a dramatic reversal. Just 7.4 million … Continue reading
Data to Support Apple's iPhone Strategy
In previous posts I pointed out how Apple made the right call in putting off all the me-too features in favor of the platform- and then a followup post on the actual execution of that strategy once the iPhone 3GS … Continue reading