Category Archives: Changes in mobile industry

You are “free”: the threat of business commoditization and the role of customer lock-in

Thanks to radical changes happened in 08/09 many vendors are threatened of getting their offering assets commoditized in a day. How to react? is customer lock in an answer? What should be based on?

You are “free”: the threat of business commoditization and the role of customer lock-in

Thanks to radical changes happened in 08/09 many vendors are threatened of getting their offering assets commoditized in a day. How to react? is customer lock in an answer? What should be based on?

Nokia and Intel to party with the penguins

According to the quite recent joint announcement, Intel and Nokia are starting a long term partnership with the aim of integrating Moblin, Maemo and oFono projects to eventually build an Intel based, Linux empowered MID/Smartphone (the difference is not so

Nokia and Intel to party with the penguins

According to the quite recent joint announcement, Intel and Nokia are starting a long term partnership with the aim of integrating Moblin, Maemo and oFono projects to eventually build an Intel based, Linux empowered MID/Smartphone (the difference is not so

Monoliths and bit pipes

After going in deep on the “bit pipe” topic for a couple of weeks I eventually came to notice that the most important telco operators are now embracing the model called,  in brief, “telco 2.0″. The “walled garden” approach worked for

Monoliths and bit pipes

After going in deep on the “bit pipe” topic for a couple of weeks I eventually came to notice that the most important telco operators are now embracing the model called,  in brief, “telco 2.0″. The “walled garden” approach worked for

Symbian, Android, realpolitik and handshake champions

Things often go differently from what we expect. This post tries to analyze what’s happening in 2009 in Smartphones Mobile Platforms industry with a focus on the impact that new products and business models are having on the “real” market.

Symbian, Android, realpolitik and handshake champions

Things often go differently from what we expect. This post tries to analyze what’s happening in 2009 in Smartphones Mobile Platforms industry with a focus on the impact that new products and business models are having on the “real” market.

Does Steve Ballmer have the X-Factor?

Will Microsoft latest innovations in offering be as successful as they should be to support the company during the transition to the new world order?

Does Steve Ballmer have the X-Factor?

Will Microsoft latest innovations in offering be as successful as they should be to support the company during the transition to the new world order?