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How Google Taught Itself Good Design
How Google Taught Itself Good Design When Matias Duarte was brought in to lead Android design, there was a lot of positive and hopeful reaction. Now that he’s settled in, it’s safe to say that Android has grown into its own design sense. This article from FastCoDesign looks into not only Android, but also Google’s …
Behind Microsoft Deal, the Specter of a Nokia Android Phone
Behind Microsoft Deal, the Specter of a Nokia Android Phone Ben Thompson deserves points for calling this one: Nokia did, in fact, have Android up and running on Lumias and might have made a move that way if Microsoft hadn’t stepped in. Now the question remains: Is Microsoft going to be that much more capable …
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S is for Service
S is for Service Excellent piece from Horace Dediu on just why the iPhone commands so high of a price, relative to alternatives. The short answer is that it is highly subsidized by operators because the iPhone is exceptionally gifted at moving users to higher data consumption and hence higher monthly fees. Remember all those …
Android’s route to 1bn
Android’s route to 1bn Ben Evans analyzes Android’s big milestone of 1 Billion. The most interesting part is the 4th graph, overlaying the version data on the activations. It shows almost no updating of devices. On one sense, this is obvious data we all know – nearly every android device (outside of Google’s own Nexus …
The Deal That Makes No Sense – stratēchery by Ben Thompson
The Deal That Makes No Sense – stratēchery by Ben Thompson Ben Thompson – himself a Microsoft alum who worked on windows phone – furthers the earlier post from Matt Drance by calling the Nokia buy “the deal that makes no sense.” He posits a very likely theory: Nokia was either going out of business …
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Unforgiven, Continued
Unforgiven, Continued Horace Deidu checks in on a phenomena he observed a while back. Any mobile phone vendor that has reported a loss in even just one quarter has never made it back to profitability. Of the 18 vendors this has been true of, 15 were acquired or merged and the remaining 3 are circling …
In Chrome Versus Android, Chrome Wins – stratēchery by Ben Thompson
In Chrome Versus Android, Chrome Wins – stratēchery by Ben Thompson Ben Thompson answers John Gruber’s question on why Google would block the API that allowed android to Comcast streaming – a la Apple’s AirPlay. Ben’s main point is spot on that Google cares more about Chrome than android at this point – after all, …
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Bigger Smartphone Screens Leading The Android Charge
Bigger Smartphone Screens Leading The Android Charge While only 9% of buyers of the Android platform purchased 4.5-inch to 4.9-inch models a year ago in the second quarter, 40% did so this year. Those wanting the even larger 5-inch-and-up slabs of phone hardware already constitute 15% of the market. The author contends “Apple may be …
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