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Flip of fortunes: making devices compatible with apps

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Mar 12, 20143 min read

Flip of fortunes: making devices compatible with apps

There used to be a time when developers worked hard to make their apps compatible with devices. [tweetable]Nowadays, device makers are...

Microsoft + Nokia: the marriage of two broken business models

admin81073

Sep 4, 20135 min read

Business Models and Strategy

Microsoft + Nokia: the marriage of two broken business models

Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia’s Devices division is the new beginning for both Microsoft and Nokia. But how does it make sense when...

Microsoft-Nokia: A Tale of Two Broken Business Models

admin81073

Feb 15, 20125 min read

Business Models and Strategy

Microsoft-Nokia: A Tale of Two Broken Business Models

[The launch of the Lumia line marks the pivotal point in the Microsoft-Nokia partnership. But how successful will it be? VisionMobile...

The elusive long-tail of mobile shipments

admin81073

Nov 2, 20115 min read

Platform wars

The elusive long-tail of mobile shipments

[The era of smartphones is upon us, as penetration increases from 11% in 2008 to over 25% in 2011. But what of the remaining three...

From MeeGo to Tizen: the making of another software bubble

admin81073

Oct 16, 20117 min read

Platform wars

From MeeGo to Tizen: the making of another software bubble

[Just a short 1.5 years from MeeGo’s birth, Intel dumps it to shift focus to a new platform, Tizen, in partnership with Samsung. Guest...

The mobile services landscape: Can OEMs compete with platform vendors?

admin81073

Apr 17, 20115 min read

Platform wars

The mobile services landscape: Can OEMs compete with platform vendors?

[Growing competition and price pressures push handset makers to seek new ways to differentiate. This increasingly means services....

Is Microsoft buying Nokia? An analysis of the acquisition endgame

admin81073

Feb 24, 20118 min read

Business Models and Strategy

Is Microsoft buying Nokia? An analysis of the acquisition endgame

In a surprising move, Nokia and Microsoft decided to enter a strategic relationship for the OEM’s smartphone business. While the marriage...

One cuckoo, two turkeys and three horses; how the mobile race has changed

admin81073

Feb 15, 20118 min read

Platform wars

One cuckoo, two turkeys and three horses; how the mobile race has changed

[How do Nokia’s options look in a post-Microsoft and Google world? Why does Google’s strategy with Android resemble a cuckoo’s routine...

The Android Monopoly and how to harness it

admin81073

Feb 11, 20115 min read

Business Models and Strategy

The Android Monopoly and how to harness it

[Behind Android’s stellar success is a love and hate relationship with handset vendors. Android is a critical launchpad for PC-borne OEMs...

Open Source community building: a guide to getting it right

admin81073

Jan 5, 20119 min read

Business Models and Strategy

Open Source community building: a guide to getting it right

[Everyone – from carriers to OEMs – is busy building developer communities. But many have failed and more have seen disappointing...

admin81073

Nov 7, 20108 min read

Platform wars

The MeeGo Progress Report: A+ or D-?

[Eight months after the announcement of the MeeGo project by Intel and Nokia, guest author Dave Neary analyses the progress made to date...

admin81073

Oct 23, 20105 min read

Platform wars

Symbian is dead. Long live Symbian

[Is Symbian coming to the end of its shelf life? Research Director Andreas Constantinou dissects the motivations behind Nokia’s strategy...

The Snowball Effect of Mobile Application Analytics

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Oct 13, 20104 min read

Apps and app stores

The Snowball Effect of Mobile Application Analytics

[It takes time for your eyes to adjust when you’ve been blind-sighted for so long. Especially if you are an entire industry. Research...

30 Tablets in Q4 2010: packed train arriving at empty station

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Oct 6, 20108 min read

Mobile Trends

30 Tablets in Q4 2010: packed train arriving at empty station

[There are 30 tablets coming by Q4 2010, but who is going to buy them? Guest author Jonathan Goldberg, Research Analyst at Deutsche Bank...

Windows Phone 7: Tipping the Scales of the Smartphone Market

admin81073

Sep 27, 20107 min read

Platform wars

Windows Phone 7: Tipping the Scales of the Smartphone Market

[Windows Phone 7 has the potential to redraw the smartphone competitive landscape and accelerate the evolution of the mobile value-chain....

admin81073

Aug 2, 20105 min read

Business Models and Strategy

How to save Nokia (from itself)

[Who can save Nokia from a tumbling market valuation, declining margins and product failures? Guest author Thucydides Sigs deconstructs...

Remapping the handset OEM landscape: squeezed in between a rock and a hard place

admin81073

Jul 26, 20107 min read

Business Models and Strategy

Remapping the handset OEM landscape: squeezed in between a rock and a hard place

[In a race for profits, the mobile industry finds itself squeezed between vertically integrated players like Apple and horizontal players...

Mapping the mobile ecosystem: top-20 most connected companies

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Jun 27, 20103 min read

Infographics

Mapping the mobile ecosystem: top-20 most connected companies

Back in March we released the 3rd edition of the Mobile Industry Atlas, the definitive who’s who of the mobile industry. Since its humble...

Lead, innovate or assemble: three choices for handset OEMs as mobile starts to look like the PC indu

admin81073

Jun 3, 20104 min read

Business Models and Strategy

Lead, innovate or assemble: three choices for handset OEMs as mobile starts to look like the PC indu

[Android has triggered more changes to the mobile industry than anyone had imagined. Research Director, Andreas Constantinou looks at the...

admin81073

May 26, 20105 min read

Platform wars

The many faces of Android fragmentation

[Android fragmentation is only getting started. Research Director Andreas Constantinou breaks down the 3 dimensions of Android...

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