Archive for December, 2009
Poll 1: The price of device ownership
Figuring out device cost is not easy, because mobile operators frequently subsidize the devices towards their subscribers in order to lock in long term contracts. Total cost of ownership certainly include the costs you pay for data in addition to other services, and the total length of contract etc. Several attempts have been made to [...]
A value based framework for the smartphone OS war
Now that smartphones are becoming main stream, who will the winners be? The debate rages around developer support, availability of apps, UI and more. What is needed, however, is a framework to discuss in terms of which OS will have the most compelling value proposition for the consumer. In the end, consumers buy devices, and [...]
Hey, Google: Please don’t destroy Android!
In the spirit of Tomi Ahonen’s open letter to Steve Ballmer and Microsoft on their lack of a proper mobile strategy (albeit a lot more friendly than Tomi’s), I feel the need to write this letter to you Google. Android has generated more excitement among the developer community than anything besides the iPhone. You even [...]