Google Buys Motorola Mobility
Posted: August 15, 2011 Filed under: General, Strategies, Uncategorized | Tags: Google, motorola 1 Comment »Google enters the realm of hardware manufacturing again. Google claims that Motorola will be held as a separate entity that will continue to license Android from Google. In essence Motorola to Google the same as Nokia is to Microsoft.
Google has been a bit behind the curve in purchasing patent rights and has ended up paying premium to protect Android in the smartphone patent wars. Last week there were rumors that Motorola was considering move towards Windows Phone. This might have been a way to push Google towards a higher purchase price. Google earlier purchased 1000 patents from IBM, which says that IBM is out of the mobility game and not a potential buyer for RIM. RIM is loosing steam almost on a daily basis with no life line in sight. The PlayBook is already behind the curve and the developer ecosystem around RIM is minuscule compared to Apple, Android and Windows Phone.
Ultimately the smartphone is just one form factor and the future is in:
- Data sharing through clouds
- Unified OS across multiple form factors
- Application workflow integration
- Ability to cater to consumer and professionals
Recently HTML 5 (rich web based apps) have been making headway, as a backlash to iTune rule changes. Large brands with big pull can bypass iTunes and sell direct, but most small developer shops will continue to use iTunes for discovery and monetization. Google released a concept to run native code on the web. This is also a step towards richer web based services.
Today we will finally find out more about the mysterious TabCo. Is it MS or Nokia… or something else? TabCo has been touted as redefining the slate market and surpassing all competition. To me TabCo stands for ‘tablet co-operation’. I’d expect there to be a conglomerate behind the announcement.
A Nokia/MS play based on Windows 7 would not be able to meet the hype and Windows 8 isn’t ready yet. Could be a Meego play, but what is Meego’s future? Will Meego become an Android like open source play and how would that impact the Nokia/MS relationship?
Apollo Mango!!!
Posted: May 10, 2011 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Apollo, Mango, Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 Leave a comment »Microsoft is previewing Windows Phone 8 (‘Apollo’) on May 26th. If you believe in rumors WP8 and Windows 8 (‘Mango’) will contain a new type of packaged application model, that very closely resembles Windows Phone 7 application packages. One could assume that the AppX application type will be common to both OSs.
Windows 7 slates are really tablets… yes, there is a difference between slates and tablets. WP8 will finally provide an immersive slate OS that will compete.
Common application type with an Azure cloud back end… schweet!!! Talk about sharing applications and data seamlessly.
ISVs moving their backend applications onto Azure should start factoring in WP8 and W8 into to their plans and the potential they represent.
