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Expanding on the Importance of Apple’s Integrated Approach

Published in November 3rd, 2009
Posted by ChairmanMEOW! in Digital Thoughts
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Any judgement on comparing Apple’s app store strategic positioning versus its competition requires a broader view of the product and market. The new “mobile computing” use case that smartphones try to serve is not going to be satisfied with solutions that are built from modular components.  The reason is simple: as the solutions are not [...]

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Mating of Elephants, Part 2: Nokia – Microsoft Collaboration Deepens

Published in November 3rd, 2009
Posted by ChairmanMEOW! in Digital Thoughts
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I came across this job posting on the Internet – it clearly shows that Nokia is trying to get scale for its Microsoft solutions integration, using offshore partnerships in its already strong Indian market.  Nothing wrong with that as long as you guys don’t forget that it will not solve the core problem: lack of [...]

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Nokia vs. Apple in the US

Published in November 3rd, 2009
Posted by ChairmanMEOW! in Digital Thoughts
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Comparing US sales of iPhones vs. Nokia’s NA device business. AT&T iPhones activated in Q3: 3.2 million Nokia phones sold in North America Q3: 3.1 million (obviously, Nokia’s figures include Canada and Apple might have sold a few more phones in the US than AT&T activated so Apple outsold Nokia by a significant margin in [...]

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