In 2011, mainstream means mobile
Instead of being the poor cousin, suddenly the mobile UI will be the bigger sibling that sets the standard for how other UIs behave, leaving desktop platforms looking more old-fashioned than ever, and setting new cultural challenges for enterprise application usage.
From Microsoft Monolith to Monopoly to Monocellular – as in Brand
Just two weeks ago when Microsoft’s brand had at least some value, the company launched its renewed efforts into mobile computing, namely Windows Mobile 7. No – wait, I think it’s just Windows Phone 7. Microsoft dropped "Mobile" in more ways than one, though I’m sure the irony is lost…
Event Report: Top 10 Questions To Ask At The Microsoft TechEd/STB Analyst Summit
Clients Now See Microsoft As The Neutral Vendor, Hence All The Questions
Just less than 3 years ago, Microsoft was still perceived as part of the “evil” empire. Business leaders worried about the complicated and expensive licensing and pricing structures. IT leaders bemoaned the lock-in and proprietary and often buggy software. But in a reversal [...]
What is the iPhone’s Market Share?
After my last post on the iPhone, there are still a lot of people arguing that Apple doesn’t have nearly the market share of a monopolist. I’ll get to that, but first, there are also a fair number of fans who are hurt that Apple may in some way be “penalized” or taken to task for [...]
Traffic or Device Sales, What Matters Most?
James wrote something yesterday that included this graphic: What caught my attention, as was the intention of the graphic, was the Android traffic number climbing from effectively zero to more than 40% in just a year and a couple of months. Obviously this was the intention of the graphic (note the green color of the [...]
