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 [...]
Has the mobile gold rush started?
With Google’s recent acquisition of AdMob at a staggering price of $750m, Silicon Valley VCs are sure to be green with envy of Accel Partners who also saw their other portfolio company Playfish be acquired for $300m (potentially 400m) by EA. Buying a mobile ad network for Google certainly makes sense, but does the price [...]
Sony Ericsson with best new app store yet
Just days after I wrote about the disappointment of app stores other than from Apple, Sony Ericsson just launched their new app store, PlayNow Arena. Besides your few “childhood diseases” such as not redirecting when trying to access from mobile, not properly supporting IE8, etc (also crashed my Firefox, but that could be just me), [...]