The $700 iPhone app
No, the title is not referring to Prada’s latest iPhone app, it is in fact related to what anyone should expect in terms of overall revenue when releasing a new paid iPhone application. Tomi Ahonen has put up a brilliant analysis of the economics behind iPhone apps with the following premises:
Apple claims that cumulative app [...]
Apple: A strategy dinosaur?
A rather brilliant article in iMedia Connection (http://bit.ly/anVI4W) highlights some of the flaws in Apple’s strategy, and refers to what many partners (developer especially), perceive as pure arrogance.
Among the noteworthy points made are:
“Apple’s desire to control its marketplace has made it a poor choice for developers, even when it offers a large market. Having a [...]
Poll 2: Defining the benefits
This poll is a continuation of the research “A Value Based Framework for Smartphone OS Analysis”, which I wrote about earlier. This time around, you are asked to rank the various smartphone OS on their positioning in providing the Benefits that users want.
When looking at what benefits you want out of owning a phone, it [...]