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Mobile app developers’ interest in HTML5 is slipping
Mobile app developers’ interest in HTML5 is slipping Appcelerator and IDC found the number of developers who said they were very interested in building apps on HTML5 had fallen to 59.9 percent. This was the lowest level since Appcelerator began tracking the specification in April 2011. “Interest in HTML5 peaked in July 2012 at 72.7 …
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Apple ends 2013 with 41.8% US smartphone share, Samsung hits 26.1%; Android back to losing share
Apple ends 2013 with 41.8% US smartphone share, Samsung hits 26.1%; Android back to losing share comScore’s latest results are in and it’s mostly a continuation of what we’ve been seeing: Apple and Samsung gained share. Everyone else lost or was flat iOS gained 1.2 percentage points of share, Android dropped (and has been dropping …
Microsoft paying Android users to use Bing
Microsoft paying Android users to use Bing The “Bing Rewards” program was launched in Q3 2010 and offered to give people virtual currency that they could then convert to gift cards or charitable donations simply for using Bing. Recently, that program was extended to Android and iOS. One has to ask: Why does Microsoft continue to compete …
Ecosystem maths
Ecosystem maths Excellent “back of an envelope” analysis of Apple and the ecosystem of iOS against the larger backdrop of the entire smartphone/tablet market and Android. Benedict expands on this in one of the recent Cubed podcasts where he said “Apple and Google have both won the smartphone/tablet ecosystem wars in that they both pretty …
When will the migration from PCs be complete?
When will the migration from PCs be complete? Horace Dediu breaks down the latest data from IBM on phone and tablet shopping with his usual flair for excellent charts and analysis. The larger pictures emerging are that iOS is holding its shopping advantage of about 2.5 to 1 and consumers are moving more and more …
Do ads work? The ad budgets of various companies
Do ads work? The ad budgets of various companies The dig on Apple used to be that they were a “vertically integrated marketing company” – i.e. they were more like a technological Coke, selling machines just based on slick ads alone. Now, they have one if the strongest brands out there and rivals like Samsung …
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Android tablet numbers — Benedict Evans
Android tablet numbers — Benedict Evans Ben Evans compares the numbers from Google’s announcement last week and Chitika’s usage report. Color us puzzled as well. By google’s numbers, they have activated half as many Android tablets as Apple has sold iPads, yet Chitika’s shows an overwhelming majority of iPad usage and individual Android tablets make …
