SlashData TeamJul 31, 20172 minBusiness Models and StrategyUnity leads the way in developer satisfactionAs software continues to eat the world (to paraphrase Marc Andreessen), software developers fulfill an ever more critical role in the...
SlashData TeamSep 10, 20144 minInternet of ThingsThe 3 key Apple Watch features that nobody talks about. Yet.[If Apple wants to create a new, large product category out of smart watches, they need to create mass-market demand for their new...
SlashData TeamJul 9, 20148 minInternet of ThingsThe trillion dollar choice for car makers: control or cooperate?[Will the car become little more than a smartphone accessory on wheels? This question is highly relevant after the recent CarPlay and...
SlashData TeamJun 26, 20145 minInternet of ThingsWho will be the iOS and Android of IoT?[Put together, the announcements at Google I/O and from Apple, Samsung, Nest, Quirky and others in the past weeks paint a crystal clear...
SlashData TeamJun 6, 20144 minPlatform warsiOS 8 – Apple’s Hidden AgendaIt’s abundantly clear from WWDC announcements that Apple is working hard to lock users into the system by combining devices into one...
SlashData TeamMay 29, 20146 minBusiness Models and StrategyTo understand Beats you need to understand Lady GagaThe news are finally out — Apple is buying Beats for 3 Billion Dollars. Headphone sales? Music streaming service? Wearables? Music label...
SlashData TeamApr 14, 20143 minInternet of ThingsFrom 4 to 4000 apps: disruption deja-vu in the car industry?[What if cars were like mobile phones? There are some eerie similarities between the approaches of car makers in 2014, and operators and...
SlashData TeamAug 5, 20136 minBusiness Models and StrategyThe evolution of handset business models: From source of profits to distribution channelThe evolution of the PC and mobile handset industry have been mirror images of each other, as both saw two distinct disruptions: a new...
SlashData TeamJun 17, 20133 minBusiness Models and StrategyProfits are Life Blood[Is profit share overrated as a measure of company viability? Guest author Jay Goldberg takes a contrasting viewpoint to our recent...
SlashData TeamJun 5, 20135 minBusiness Models and StrategyApple & Samsung's "Profit Share" Trap[Are the smartphone wars about profit share or market share? Guest author Sameer Singh argues that the case for profit is fundamentally...
SlashData TeamJan 16, 20136 minBusiness Models and StrategyThe Xiaomi Tribe: New hope for handset makers?[Chinese handset maker entrant Xiaomi is putting itself in the spotlight with impressive first year sales and innovation across hardware,...
SlashData TeamDec 19, 20126 minApps and app storesThe changing landscape of app discovery[The explosive growth of app ecosystems is creating serious bottlenecks in app discovery that only popular apps can overcome. Having 700...
SlashData TeamDec 5, 20127 minBusiness Models and StrategyThe Apple and Samsung Profit Recipe[Apple and Samsung are sucking the oxygen out of the room. What’s the recipe of their profits and why are all the other OEMs struggling?...
SlashData TeamSep 10, 20124 minBusiness Models and StrategyThe Kindelization of Tablets – Part 1[Did you think that the Kindle Fire and the iPad are in direct competition? Think again! VisionMobile Product Manager, Stijn Schuermans,...
SlashData TeamJul 31, 20125 minApps and app storesThe yellow brick road of app store monetisation[Apple and Google dominate the app store game – but only in terms of size. Senior Analyst Andreas Pappas discusses the key success...
SlashData TeamJun 8, 20123 minMobile TrendsBeyond Siri: Breaking down the Virtual Assistant market[Helped by Apple’s successful launch of its Siri technology in 2011, voice-activated mobile virtual assistants (VAs) have crossed the...
SlashData TeamNov 2, 20115 minPlatform warsThe elusive long-tail of mobile shipments[The era of smartphones is upon us, as penetration increases from 11% in 2008 to over 25% in 2011. But what of the remaining three...
SlashData TeamSep 29, 20114 minPlatform warsDiscovery kills distribution: why the web needs a new leader[Apple and Google have locked app discovery and distribution within their app stores. VisionMobile’s Andreas Constantinou explains how...
SlashData TeamApr 18, 20114 minPlatform warsThe mobile services landscape: Can OEMs compete with platform vendors?[Growing competition and price pressures push handset makers to seek new ways to differentiate. This increasingly means services....
SlashData TeamOct 31, 20105 minPlatform warsThe Android UI Dilemma: Unify or Differentiate?[The UI of Android mobile devices is at the epicenter of a conflict between Google and the OEM struggle for differentiation. Guest author...