Tag Archives: android

All of these Operating Systems are Fundamentally the Same

February 26, 2012
Mobile
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Another video interview I did for GLG Research at CES (another one here). In this one I babble about mobile device OSs and voice a few of my opinions about the current mobile operating system battles. Near the end (3:15) …Continue reading →

Wanting To Be The Other Guy

February 17, 2012
Mobile
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Below is a segment from a video interview I did for GLG Research at CES. In it I discuss the friction that exists between OEMs, carriers, and OS providers in the mobile ecosystem, complimenting my previous post “Fragmentation Is Not …Continue reading →

Fragmentation Is Not The End of Android

January 14, 2012
Mobile
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The fragmentation of Android is very real and very problematic for end users, developers, mobile operators, device manufacturers, and Google. However fragmentation does not mean Android is going to “die” or “fail” as some seem to think. On the contrary …Continue reading →

Windows Phone is Superior; Why Hasn’t it Taken Off?

December 26, 2011
Mobile
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Posted Dec 26, 2011 – Updated April 17, 2012 People ask me all the time why, if I think Windows Phone is such an excellent product, sales appear so lackluster.  My belief is Microsoft’s “end-user first” approach with WP7 has …Continue reading →

I Won a Samsung Galaxy S II – My Review

December 9, 2011
Mobile
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At the Xconomy Mobile Madness event on Tuesday I won a Samsung Galaxy S II in a raffle. Irony much? The last time I used an Android device “for real” was in early 2009. At the time I was just …Continue reading →