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Samsung – Dancing round the edges

Reply to this post           Hardware alone cannot restore lost margins. Samsung’s launch of the Galaxy s6 and s6 Edge clearly demonstrated how little is left...

Ecosystem economics – Sticky wicket

Reply to this post           YouTube contributes no profit but a lot of value to Google. Even though YouTube managed to earn around $4bn in revenues...

Samsung vs. Google – Here comes trouble

Reply to this post           Mobile payments could cause the gorillas to start fighting again. Google’s acquisition of technology from Softcard threatens to shatter the fragile...

Research Publication – Mobile Ecosystems – Devil in the details.

February 24th 2015:  Radio Free Mobile updates its flagship research product with the publication of: Mobile Ecosystems – Devil in the details Mobile Ecosystems – Devil in the details –  (Click here for...

Yahoo! – The missing point

Reply to this post           Yahoo! still fails to address the central issue of its ecosystem. Yahoo! hosted its first mobile developer conference last week that...

Google – Trouble in paradise

Reply to this post           Lollipop in danger of sucking. Despite promises of significant performance improvements, initial testing is showing that Lollipop is not much better...

Sony – Silo city?

Reply to this post           Sony’s strategy raises more concerns that it solves. Sony has announced its medium term strategy with the aim of delivering JPY500bn...

Samsung – The final nail

Reply to this post           Using Microsoft apps is the final nail in the ecosystem coffin. It looks very much like Samsung has discarded all of...

Apple – Hot wheels

Reply to this post           Infotainment makes more sense than a car. Apple has money to burn, but I think that success has not gone to...

Baidu Q4 14A – Mobility pains

Reply to this post           Baidu pays the price for its mobile ambitions. Baidu reported disappointing Q4 14A results the cost of building out mobile hurt...