The ban won’t be overturned but it is irrelevant. The endless back and forth continues with Apple now having a ban on Samsung products but it lacks bite. The final ruling on Apple’s July 2011 complaint against Samsung has found that select Samsung products do infringe two patents. One is related to the user interface...
If Apple can show infringement, it is in a much stronger position. Apple has had a good week. First the presidential veto of Samsung’s ITC imposed ban and now the turnover of the ITC dismissal of its patent assertion against Motorola Mobility. This case concerns two multi-touch patents that Apple can now assert once again...
Filling the app. store with amateur apps. will not fix the problem. Microsoft has launched Windows Phone App. Studio which is a web based editor for the creation of Windows Phone apps. There is no requirement to know how to write code meaning that anyone can now build a Windows Phone application. This casts the...
Google has to address Gingerbread to make a difference. Radio Free Research has indicated that while Android utterly dominates the market for smartphones, its parent Google only has access to one third of them. (see Mobile Software – iRobot page 20) This calculation is based on the number of Android devices that are Google compliant...
It may seem unfair, but the White House has done the technology industry and the patent system a favour. The White House’s decision to veto the ITC imposed trade injunction on Apple for infringement of Samsung’s patents comes as a big surprise. Historically, it is almost unheard of for the White House to veto an...
The Moto X completely misjudges the US consumer. Motorola formally launched the much leaked Moto X. Differentiation is the name of the game with a number of features that are very different from other devices. These include: Unusual form factor boasting 2,000 points of customisation that can be requested by the consumer. The device will...
In mobile, Tizen has no future while Android lives. Tizen is an operating system for mobile phones, tablets, smart TVs and in-vehicle infotainment. The platform is jointly owned by Intel and Samsung and it has long history of mergers and of being passed around the technology industry, Tizen’s roots come from LiMo (Mobile Linux industry...
Windows RT has no future. If only Microsoft could see that. The latest round of disclosures reveal what a disaster Windows RT is adding further weight to the notion that it should be killed off. In its end of year filing, Microsoft disclosed that it has sold just $853m of its Surface line of tablets....
Android now has huge share in tablets but is it really Google? The latest data on the tablet market shows that Android is now far and away the biggest platform shipping with around 70% market share. Apple is on around 25% with Microsoft making up almost all of the difference. This is a substantial change...
Richard is founder, owner of research company, Radio Free Mobile. He has 16 years of experience working in sell side equity research. During his 11 year tenure at Nomura Securities, he focused on the equity coverage of the Global Technology sector.
Acer – Point of capitulation?
Capitulation often marks the bottom of the market. Acer has reported another set of rotten results and at the same time seems to be throwing in the towel on Windows 8. Acer looks to be prioritising products using Chrome and Android which it expects to grow 30% to become 10-12% of revenues in 2014. Acer...