The Windows Phone platform currently has hardware specifications that imply a cellular phone device. What is interesting in light of the new WebOS TouchPad, the newly announced Android tablets, the RIM Playbook and the iPad is that this supposed “third horse” of Windows Phone has no hint of present or future presence in the tablet … Continue reading “Where is the Windows Phone Tablet?”
And so we come to the question of Chrome and H.264. First off, it should be clear that video codecs are infrastructural technology[1]. They are commodity algorithms which are generally invisible to users. They are ubiquitous and are “shared” in the sense that they are available for licensing often without much in terms of cost. … Continue reading “What Google can learn from John Sculley: How technology companies fail by placing their strategy burden on technology decisions”
The recently announced move by Microsoft to support the ARM architecture with their Windows product, indicates something profound is happening in the market for microprocessors. Dr. Hermann Hauser puts in bluntly: “The reason why ARM is going to kill the microprocessor is not because Intel will not eventually produce an Atom [Intel’s low-power microprocessor] that … Continue reading “Who killed the Intel microprocessor?”
When reading the comments disputing the possible end of the voice-phone era I’m reminded of similar comments disputing the end of the PDA era. Although the Apple Newton pioneered the market in 1992 and John Sculley came up with the acronym, the Newton did not sell in significant volumes. It wasn’t until 1997 with the … Continue reading “The parable of the the PDA: predicting the smartphone's future”
One of the most popular themes running through the mobile phone industry this year has been the unprecedented growth in Android adoption. I’ve argued that the adoption was initiated on the supply side by vendors and operators, but demand has certainly manifested itself. Android is almost viral in the way it spreads. With no constraints … Continue reading “What has Android done for Apple?”
When the iPhone vs. Android rhetorical war heats up, both sides bring up the history of Macs vs. Windows PCs. The commonly held thesis is that Windows triumphed as the PC was commoditized (and modularized). This triumph was at the expense of the over-serving and over-priced Mac. This is a largely accurate view of what … Continue reading “Why the Mac keeps growing”
If we look at the growth of smartphones independently from all phones, the category looks impressive:
In recent entries I asked: Can the iPhone reach 10% of the world’s 3G subscribers? and Can iPhone reach 20% of global smartphone market? These were rhetorical questions designed to demonstrate that a growth rate of 50% (compounded) over three years was clearly possible through reduction to absurdity of alternative scenarios. The question of iPhone … Continue reading “Why I think Apple wants everybody to have an iPhone”
Continuing from Will Apple rule the iPad market? | Asymco. The first claim is that it is unclear if [Apple] will end up dominating the market the way it has come to rule the digital music player market with the iPod. After hearing a thousand voices cry out that the iPad is nothing more than a … Continue reading “Will Apple rule the iPad market? (part II)”
In the suit against HTC, Apple’s listed infringing phones include HD2, Touch Pro2, Tilt2, Imagio, Pure and Touch Diamond. These all run Windows Mobile and not Android. HTC shipped 80% of the Windows Mobile units in the field, a far larger volume than Android so it stands to reason that the law suit is as … Continue reading “Why HTC?”
