Comments on: MWC: Mobile OS Scorecard

By: Nvidia’s Mobile Play: How Did I Miss This? - GigaOM

Nvidia’s Mobile Play: How Did I Miss This? - GigaOM — Wed, 14 May 2008 18:17:59 +0000

[...] operating system. Sure, as far as mobile operating systems go, Windows Mobile isn’t exactly tearing it up, but the integration of business and pleasure could make the current angst of choosing between a [...]

By: BILLinBCN

BILLinBCN — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:58:23 +0000

U.S. smartphone (loosely described as a phone with PC-like functionality) penetration is only expected to hit 10 percent this year, but growing fast. NoRIM.jpgWith the market split among so many competitors, the natural order eventually will be consolidate or condense.

But we won’t see systems leave the market for a while, for three reasons.

The margins for high-end phones are high, so the ability to monetize and the incentive to stay in the market are both high.
The market is maturing and the overall “size of the pie” is growing, so all players will see a return on their initial investments for the next few years.
The innovation cycle is still in the early stages, which means that new products can be expected that will significantly alter the playing field. Apple’s iPhone is cool – but expect it to inspire much cooler products in the next three seasons.

I have my own predictions on which players will survive when the shakeout happens. For instance, I don’t elieve that Android/Google will be around by 2012. You can read the predictions at http://www.BroodingSavage.com

By: tech-talk.biz » Blog Archive » Back from Barcelona World Mobility Congress

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:51:30 +0000

[...] from iPhone, Android and other Mobile OS talks, the most spoken topics around wireless technology [...]

By: MWC: Mobile Video Isn’t All That « NewTeeVee

MWC: Mobile Video Isn’t All That « NewTeeVee — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:31:27 +0000

[...] This week’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona hasn’t just been about battling mobile operating systems and the latest chips for cell phones, it’s also about content. For the first time ever, the [...]

By: Ameet

Ameet — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:19:34 +0000

@Michael

We will probably never see a handset manufacturer use the Apple OS on their system. It is going to stay within the Apple walls. Hence it probably will never get a mention in such tallying efforts, where we are trying to find out how many handset manufacturers (or in this case # of phones) use the same OS.

By: How Much Did Microsoft Pay For Danger? Find Out Here! - GigaOM

How Much Did Microsoft Pay For Danger? Find Out Here! - GigaOM — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:31:30 +0000

[...] that there are a couple of devices already on the market that use Danger software (unlike Android’s prototypes), Microsoft might actually be able to get some disgruntled Android developers switching to its [...]

By: Symbian Bullish On The Future - GigaOM

Symbian Bullish On The Future - GigaOM — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:19:30 +0000

[...] because of its expansion in hot Asian handset markets like China & Japan. Nokia and others are doing their part to add more interesting handsets to the mix, as we noted yesterday. Share/Send Sphere Print [...]

By: Stacey Higginbotham

Stacey Higginbotham — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:15:12 +0000

Michael, Apple does deserve credit, which is why I gave it a mention, but since no new phones launched with OS X (so far) it hasn’t made the scorecard.

By: bemoko mobile web » Blog Archive » Mobile Monday London - February 2008

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:09:33 +0000

[...] be keeping an eye on Gigaom’s blogs to see how things pan out at MWC and which OSs come out of the week in Barcelona [...]

By: Charlie

Charlie — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 07:15:19 +0000

No — LiMO is not android. Don’t ask me why Google didn’t want to get on board with Moto — something about rats and sinking ship.

The elephant in the room: Apple. Destroyed Windows Mobile and Palm in the US. Prevented Symbian from every taking off (again in the US) Will probably negotiate a truce with RIM (Apple gets consumers, RIM gets business). Palm’s new idea of competing on price (under $100) makes sense, as I don’t see an iphone nano anytime soon.

I do wish LiMO would come up with a isync plug in for the Mac….

By: Michael Wilde

Michael Wilde — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:50:16 +0000

Doesn’t Apple deserve an honorable mention as a Mobile OS publisher?

By: Rindy

Rindy — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 02:53:05 +0000

Is LiMo the same with Android, Google’s mobile OS?

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