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Eco-systems

MWC Day 3 / Samsung vs. Google – Brass tacks

            Samsung has no choice but to push into the ecosystem. Samsung and Google have signed a 10 year patent agreement but there does seem...

MWC Day 1 / Nokia – Middle age spread

          The suit count is way up making Nokia and Android the most exciting development. MWC Day 1 MWC 2014 has attracted more visitors than ever...

Firefox OS – Who pays the piper?

          Firefox enables a $25 smartphone but it is hard to see how anyone makes money from it. For the last year Firefox OS has promised...

Facebook– Whats up?

          There is a lot “up” with Facebook to justify spending $19bn of shareholder’s money on WhatsApp. Facebook will pay $4bn in cash, $12bn in shares...

Research Publication – Mobile Ecosystems – The second derivative

Radio Free Mobile publishes its second piece on mobile ecosystems with the publication of: Mobile Software – iRobot. (Click here for details and purchase options)          ...

Viber / Rakuten – History lesson

          This deal looks eerily similar to Ebay’s unsuccessful purchase of Skype in 2005. Rakuten, The Japanese B2C and B2B2C e-commerce platform has announced that it...

Tizen – Noise without substance

          The latest news from Tizen is unlikely to change anything. Despite its leading supporter shelving its plans to launch devices, the Tizen association has announced...

Blackberry – Brutal Maths.

          Another round of bean counting reveals a dire outlook. The rotating doors are still turning as the old guard exits to be replaced with John...

Nintendo – The thin red line.

          The 3DS gives Nintendo some time but it must act now. Given, its awful performance to date, Nintendo’s results surprised me but they do nothing...

LinkedIn Q4 – The ecosystem issue.

          The narrow focus of some ecosystem plays is starting to hurt. First there was Twitter, now there is Linked-in. Linked-in reported disappointing results as growth...