SlashData TeamJul 1, 20214 minDeveloper MarketingGoogle has the leading developer program, but Amazon is catching upDevelopers. Decision-makers. Kingmakers? For several years now, at SlashData we have been helping our clients – some of the biggest names...
SlashData TeamSep 20, 201919 minDeveloper MarketingEpisode 2 | Under the Hood of Developer Marketing | Developer Events with Katherine MillerListen to the audio episode. [Intro] Hello and welcome to “Under the Hood of Developer Marketing”, a podcast from SlashData. This is a...
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 TeamJun 16, 20164 minGeneralGoogle’s Instant Apps is the power grab that ActiveX couldn’t makeAt this year’s Google I/O conference the search giant announced Instant Apps – Android applications dynamically downloaded, installed,...
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 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 TeamJan 30, 20143 minBusiness Models and StrategyNo, Google is not going 'horizontal' by selling MotorolaAnother excellent move by Google: Offload Motorola Mobile Devices to Lenovo, while keeping the patents to themselves. Skimming through...
SlashData TeamNov 19, 20135 minPlatform warsThe Naked AndroidIt had become painfully clear to Android’s executives: they had officially lost control. Something had to be done. There was only one...
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 TeamMar 21, 20139 minBusiness Models and StrategyDr. Google and Mr. Android[Google announced changes to Android management last week. With around 500 million current users now, the mobile operating systems seems...
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 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 21, 20115 minBusiness Models and StrategyFlatten, Expand, Mine: The three pillars of Google's strategy[Google’s strategy is all about ads, not selling services. Business Analyst Stijn Schuermans examines Google’s three-pronged strategy for...
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 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...
SlashData TeamOct 24, 20105 minPlatform warsThe Tortoise and the Hare: The tale of Android evolution[Android is moving too fast with software releases – too fast for the smartphone ecosystem to follow. At the same time, Android is moving...