Category: Tech

The Apple hype machine has really been in full effect this week. Yes, we get it! The iPad is “amazing”. But what is it really for? I’m flummoxed by this question. Maybe that is because I don’t own one or even know anyone who does for that matter. I’ve heard a story about some guy…

The Apple hype machine has really been in full effect this week. Yes, we get it! The iPad is “amazing”. But what is it really for? I’m flummoxed by this question. Maybe that is because I don’t own one or even know anyone who does for that matter. I’ve heard a story about some guy…

Note: Michael Mace has an excellent article at Mobile Opportunity, which I highly recommend you read. It is insightful and full of valid and well-reasoned observations covering platforms, Android licensees, HP, mobile operators and of course Nokia. I agree with him and therefore I will not repeat the same things here. I have also already…

Scenario 1. The Trojan horse Microsoft noticed in 2009-2010 that it was in deep trouble. There was a risk, as the industry moved towards mobile devices and away from the desktop, that Microsoft would be left out. Microsoft was about to loose its core business in the long run to Apple and Google. So, they…

Breath in, breath out. There you go, you can do it! If you really think about it, you knew this was inevitable. Nokia has the hardware, but needs software. Microsoft has the software, but needs hardware. Both of these companies have been outperforming in the mobile market during the past years. So maybe, like krystof_k…

According to Bloomberg Microsoft shipped 2 million units of the new Windows Phone 7 in Q4 2010. Selling 2 million anything sounds like a large amount. And it is, but when you take a step backwards and view the bigger picture you see the real truth. Apple claims they are activating 180,000 new iPhones every…

Who are Nokia’s biggest customers? Is it Finns, Europeans, Indians? No! It’s the mobile operators (carriers). Only around 20% of mobile phones are sold through other channels than through operators. If a company wants to succeed in this business it needs to have exceptionally good operator relationships and products that operators will want to sell.…

Before we go any further I would like to underline that this web site is not a rumours site. I see speculation and spreading pointless rumours as two very different things. Lets move on. In part 1 we discussed about the backgrounds and current situation and shed some light on Nokia’s possible options. You can…

Before we go any further I would like to underline that this web site is not a rumours site. I see speculation and spreading pointless rumours as two very different things. Lets move on. In part 1 we discussed about the backgrounds and current situation and shed some light on Nokia’s possible options. You can…