It is not easy to change how people buy stuff. In a previous post, I described two reasons for why Google launched a Google Phone: 1. Secure overall user experience quality (solve a coordination problem by vertical integration) 2. Change how mobile phones are sold in the US (first choose phone, then choose carrier and subscription) [...]
Archive of posts filed under the mobile category.
On App vs Web
I came across this on The 2010 O’Reilly Where 2.0 Conference archive of keynote presentation. Jonathan Stark makes a strong argument for the Web. His points on beta testing were new to me, and I really like his slide deck.
What are operators doing?
It’s been a while since my last blog post, and there have been several news stories related to net neutrality, mobile Internet and what mobile operators do: Wireless call quality has dropped in the US according to Business Week. Why? Smartpones are putting strains on the networks. Erik Schmidt spoke at MWC and stated “”I [...]
Why a Google phone?
The launch of the Google phone has got a lot of attention. My first reaction to the rumors last autumn was “why”. Lot’s of handset manufacturers are releasing new handsets with Android. Why would Google risk reducing manufacturers incentives to make Android phones? I see two reasons: Secure overall user experience quality (solve a coordination [...]
Yahoo Go is soon gone
PaidContent.org reports that “Yahoo Shuts Down Yahoo Go; Will Continue Building Smartphone Apps“. It seems that the focus will be on (mobile) web services and applications for high end smartphones (= Android and iPhone?). Yahoo Go is probably the victim of both poor strategy and execution. The application itself never impressed me. I haven’t used [...]
