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  • Learning From Blackberry's Decline

    After Blackberry announced disastrous Q2 results, news broke that Fairfax’s offer to take the company private had hit funding snags as...

  • Just published the new Developer Economics survey

    We’re happy to announce the launch of the Developer Economics survey (running October 23 to November 22) – you can take the survey here....

  • App trade: a global opportunity

    As we launch our new Developer Economics survey [UPDATE: Survey now closed – results out Jan 2014], Senior Analyst Andreas Pappas...

  • VisionMobile at Swiss Mobicamp

    VisionMobile Managing Director, Andreas Constantinou, presenting at Swiss Mobicamp: – App Economy trends: developer sentiments, forecasts...

  • Infographic – Developer Economics Q3 2013 – State of the Developer Nation

    As we’re about to launch the latest Developer Economics survey [UPDATE: we’ve launched the new survey – you can take it here!], we’d like...

  • How to win in mobile without making your own OS

    The battle for app ecosystems is over – iOS and Android have won. However, this is not the end of the war for mobile users....

  • Are you safe from digital disruption?

    Mobile business models are disrupting just about every industry. Mobile carriers felt pretty comfortable, but while they were working on...

  • Launching OpenMIE Workshop

    Are you based in London? Join our first-of-its-kind workshop on ecosystem business models (November 14-15) – register now and get a...

  • [Report] The EU App Economy: 530,000 jobs and rising

    The rise of app ecosystems has put the US in the front seat of the mobile industry, a place once held by Europe with its strong pedigree...

  • 5+1 ways to attract Internet of Things developers

    With so much buzz around the Internet of Things, many are wondering what will be the platform on which the IoT ecosystem will be built....

  • [Report] Enterprise App Developer Atlas

    Presenting our latest report, the Enterpise App Developer Atlas. This is a map of the developer journey, featuring 481 developer tools...

  • Microsoft + Nokia: the marriage of two broken business models

    Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia’s Devices division is the new beginning for both Microsoft and Nokia. But how does it make sense when...