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Day: January 31, 2011
Fourth quarter mobile phone industry overview
The following chart shows the units, sales and profit shares for the top eight phone vendors. Continue reading “Fourth quarter mobile phone industry overview”
Of Platforms, Operating Systems and Ecosystems
In the earnings Q&A Stephen Elop used the word ‘Platform’ once, ‘Operating System’ three times and ‘Ecosystem’ 15 times.
Though they seem interchangeable, the three phrases have significant differences in meaning. Briefly put, a Platform is a business model concept, an OS is a technology concept and an Ecosystem is a marketing concept.
Platform
A platform, as the New York Times recently pointed out, can take many forms. Continue reading “Of Platforms, Operating Systems and Ecosystems”