tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898384.post112950407771623124..comments2024-03-25T21:41:06.801-07:00Comments on Mobile Opportunity: The myth of the smartphone marketMichael Macehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17966107280587843091noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898384.post-28109496508869326502010-05-10T12:25:59.224-07:002010-05-10T12:25:59.224-07:00Good historic recording of the 2005 smartphone mar...Good historic recording of the 2005 smartphone market. If you rewrote it today (May 2010), what would you be saying? I would be very interested in reading the 2010 version in constrast to 2005. A lot has changed ... iPhone, Android, HTC; subscriptions, social-apps, etc.mobibobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02404484951334521687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898384.post-68628662785825625822008-03-02T02:19:00.000-08:002008-03-02T02:19:00.000-08:00Great article Michael - read this way back when we...Great article Michael - read this way back when we started our mobile software company in 2006.<BR/><BR/>So great that i think it deserves a deeper study and some updating.<BR/><BR/>Now in 2008 - how would you re-write this article? <BR/><BR/>some things for your consideration:<BR/><BR/>1. Some of the differentiators last time has become a standard checklist item today - every phone has camera, email, browser, etc.<BR/><BR/>2. Some great examples of successful Swiss Army Knifes - N95, iPhone, etc. (naturally, post hoc ergo propter hoc, the success may have nothign to do with the Swiss Army Knife-ness of the phone)<BR/><BR/>3. Companies like Nokia has re-aligned devices as you predicted: E for the comms and info folks, N for entertainment and the good old cheap phone for the rest - fighting multiple battles at one go; while others like RIM continue to focus on one segment. How is this going to play out? What are the pros and cons for focused niche players Vs Goliaths?<BR/><BR/>4. Would other parts of the value chain see more segmentation? Operators (we are seeing more MVNO targeting kids or teenagers, etc. unfortunately most of them died); distributors, 3rd party software/VAS providers, etc.<BR/><BR/>Thanks!<BR/><BR/>Darius<BR/>tenCubeDarius Cheunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04182242805178577854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898384.post-22689819402812776812007-01-11T14:27:00.000-08:002007-01-11T14:27:00.000-08:00I couldn't create a trackback because my blog has ...I couldn't create a trackback because my blog has not yet been upgraded to the 'new blogger' (how silly). Anyway, I linked you at <br />http://corporaterat.blogspot.com/2007/01/iphone-worlds-best-micro-tablet-not.htmlArjun Roychowdhuryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02569452298583426832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898384.post-43083430211170918122006-12-14T17:44:00.000-08:002006-12-14T17:44:00.000-08:00Thanks, Kenny.
Good point about the relative cost...Thanks, Kenny.<br /><br />Good point about the relative cost of landlines. I think there were also availability issues if you wanted a landline in some parts of Europe -- I've had some people tell me that at one time there was a wait of multiple months to get a phone installed in some European countries. That sort of thing would almost force people onto mobiles.Michael Macehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966107280587843091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898384.post-37215476147007755752006-12-13T13:55:00.000-08:002006-12-13T13:55:00.000-08:00Great article... Might point out thought that in E...Great article... Might point out thought that in Europe a driver in regards to cell phone usage (SmartPhone or otherwise) is the cost for landline phones where even a call across the street has a toll charge. Unlike the U.S. where you pay a fee and it is all you can eat.... <br /><br />Another issue is how the carriers classify their SmartPhone sales. At least as of a few months ago Cingular did not even include the Treo in their SmartPhone sales category.. HUH?Kenny D. Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13784137419712671296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898384.post-22578380523218505772006-12-03T04:11:00.000-08:002006-12-03T04:11:00.000-08:00And the implementation undoubtedly depends only fr...And the implementation undoubtedly depends only from the development a new UI for mobile operating systems (the hardware part is achievable technologically).<br /><br />This implementation will create the future benefits: easy interaction with the Internet and programs for users and a permanent advertising area on the second display for enterprises.Michael Molinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17240638273366412327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898384.post-84147896146957248932006-12-03T03:53:00.000-08:002006-12-03T03:53:00.000-08:00"Maybe it’s a hangover from the PC market, where o..."Maybe it’s a hangover from the PC market, where one basic design did dominate the market."<br /><br />I think that both PC market and mobile market have the similar main tendencies: in the first case - to become more portable, in the second case - to become as functional as a notebook/desktop computer. The limitation for a PC design is a requirement for providing a full-size QWERTY keyboard functionality. The limitation for mobile devices is one small screen area.<br /><br />The solution is a two display solution with a compact QWERTY keyboard on the second display. The form factor of the device as of the Motorola RAZR V3.<br /><br />Cell Computer Project<br /><br />http://geocities.com/gene_technics/<br /><br />Regards,Michael Molinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17240638273366412327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898384.post-1163896409798644562006-11-18T16:33:00.000-08:002006-11-18T16:33:00.000-08:00Hi Mike,thanks for this deep analysis. Finally a c...Hi Mike,<BR/><BR/>thanks for this deep analysis. Finally a clear and really objectively vision of Smartphone's Market (with experience).<BR/><BR/>«There is no market for cars. There is a market for SUV, sports cars...».<BR/><BR/>Segmentation is essential.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898384.post-1163168703111163782006-11-10T06:25:00.000-08:002006-11-10T06:25:00.000-08:00"Discussion boards have endless debates over the r..."Discussion boards have endless debates over the relative merits of the Treo, Blackberry, Microsoft Smartphone, and so on."<BR/><BR/>This in itself shows the huge chasm between industry representatives and the market.<BR/><BR/>Consumers simply don't buy any of these phones (or form factors if you like), only business folks do.Adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13704301841012290683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898384.post-1161883534723183062006-10-26T10:25:00.000-07:002006-10-26T10:25:00.000-07:00Here in Denmark Palm has more or less completely w...Here in Denmark Palm has more or less completely withdrawn and are more or less invisible.<BR/><BR/>Therefore the Symbian and Pocket PC platform is more or less completely dominant.<BR/><BR/>/Leif<BR/><BR/>-----------<BR/><BR/>Please feel free to read my private review of the HTC TyTN: http://mygadgetworld.wordpress.com/2006/07/22/htc-tytn/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898384.post-1160067664302030342006-10-05T10:01:00.000-07:002006-10-05T10:01:00.000-07:00I disagree almost entirely that there is no market...I disagree almost entirely that there is no market for smartphones. I strongly believe that Smartphones or converged devices will be key for future mobile world.<BR/><BR/>It is too difficult to write everything in comment box, so I wrote a blog post 'busting the myth of smartphones' here. <BR/><BR/>http://mobile.inspions.net/2006/10/05/busting-the-myth-of-smartphone-market/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898384.post-1149646623582113622006-06-06T19:17:00.000-07:002006-06-06T19:17:00.000-07:00Anonymous wrote:>>and the TREO (the best selling "...<B>Anonymous wrote:</B><BR/><BR/><I>>>and the TREO (the best selling "smartphone" that literally saved Palm from extinction) is not a viable candidate for converged mobile?</I><BR/><BR/>My point was that general-purpose, do-everything-for-everybody devices don't do as well as the ones that are optimized for a particular task. The Treo's a great product, but I think it proves my point -- it's a communicator, beloved by people who want richer communication in their mobile devices. It's not optimized for entertainment (too expensive, no hard drive) or for information management (screen too small). You can do other things with it, of course, but in my opinion that's not what's driving its sales.Michael Macehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966107280587843091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898384.post-1149643771620051992006-06-06T18:29:00.000-07:002006-06-06T18:29:00.000-07:00and the TREO (the best selling "smartphone" that l...and the TREO (the best selling "smartphone" that literally saved Palm from extinction) is not a viable candidate for converged mobile?<BR/><BR/>I find this more than hard to believe. PDA's are disappearing faster than you can spell PDA being replaced by multi-function "converged" devices which are almost all cell phones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898384.post-1131417309006175322005-11-07T18:35:00.000-08:002005-11-07T18:35:00.000-08:00Thanks very much!Thanks very much!Michael Macehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966107280587843091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898384.post-1131382553555624482005-11-07T08:55:00.000-08:002005-11-07T08:55:00.000-08:00Mike, great article. Glad to see that you are stil...Mike, great article. Glad to see that you are still following your passsions besides just Palm-ing around :)<BR/><BR/>Many blessings from BargainPDA and Mobile Ministry Magazine.Antoinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00371682086103475065noreply@blogger.com