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Comment on Is Google’s Android The Next Big Thing? by Dr. W

Dr. W — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:17:56 +0000

The biggest plus on Android’s side is, undoubtedly, #1. AT&T as the only option is suffocating to people who want choices. And just looking at the number of apps for the iPhone, those of us who have an iPhone want choices.

What little I’ve seen of Android’s marketing is pretty bad. There is this huge billboard on my commute that says, “In a world full of doesn’t, Droid does.” Blah. I don’t think it is sexy enough, in fact, the marketing is violent rather than sexy. The iPhone is sexy, but Apple needs to remind us how sexy the iPhone is.

In looking at Google’s marketing effort, I would say their target demo is computer literate people who play MMORPGs (hence the violent ads) and want to write their own apps (Droid does). That’s a small, but not insubstantial market.

Apple has sort of left that demo out as they have gone mainstream with the iPhone, and their return to marketing the nano with video is a strange move.

Comment on Is Google’s Android The Next Big Thing? by Chia

Chia — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:41:45 +0000

You do present a good case Mr. Egg for creating apps on the iPhone rather than for Android. Something I thought about but may not have said was that Android’s app selection is already larger than the Palm Pre’s so you could use that same argument in favor of Android over the Pre. Also, one train of thought would be that developers may think the iPhone market is already saturated and that there is no room for any cool new apps (however, I disagree with that notion…if you’ve got a good app, you’ve got a good app).

Comment on Is Google’s Android The Next Big Thing? by Egg

Egg — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:31:18 +0000

As a developer, I have an problem with your #3 reason. I want to develop for the iPhone because it has a large customer base. I’d much rather spend sleepless nights debugging tricky code on the iPhone than spending sleepless nights wondering how I can market my app to a tiny Android user base.

Comment on Two Schools of Thought for Entrepreneurs by felix kisoi

felix kisoi — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:03:00 +0000

good ideas its a clear indication that you have a great mind.congrats!!!!!!.

Comment on Palm’s Pre is Great But… by Erik Schmidt

Erik Schmidt — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:15:56 +0000

My guess is that Palm erred in favor of showing everyone that they had a game plan. Palm has been on the ropes for a while, and their showing off the Pre ahead of time was likely as much about assuaging the market as it was about product rollout.

I’m also not sure the iPhone 3.0 software and iPhone 3Gs hardware were much influenced by the impending arrival of the Pre. Apple has been working continuously on the iPhone for years now, incrementally adding more capabilities.

Actually I think the real battle here is for #2: Palm v. Blackberry. If Palm can get developers in their corner, they may be able to steal some Blackberry marketshare.

Palm’s Pre SDK appears too limited to steal any developer mindshare away from the iPhone. No sophisticated apps = no chance of toppling the iPhone.

Comment on Remember To Network No Matter Where You Are by Chia

Chia — Tue, 05 May 2009 02:52:37 +0000

Thanks Chris,

I hope this post served as some motivation to get out there and rock it. It’s kind of fun networking when you’ve got the right mindset. Good luck out there!

Comment on Remember To Network No Matter Where You Are by Chris Shanku

Chris Shanku — Tue, 05 May 2009 02:19:00 +0000

Love the article, Chia; couldn’t agree more. Maybe this will help to me to get re-employed. Hope all is well.

Comment on AT&T Must Be Afraid of the Palm Pre by admin

admin — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:52:45 +0000

Very good point Erik,

The iPhone has certainly created its own marketplace as an all-around mobile device. Whereas it started off as an iPod that you could make phone calls with, the app development has certainly transformed it to what it is now. The fact you’ve got major enterprise apps being ported to run on it shows that it’s not just a phone that you can listen to mp3s on and check the occasional email.

The Pre seems to want to follow a similar path. The part that I’m most interested in is WebOS. Palm finally realized it’s not just about the phone anymore but with the ease of development of apps so you can get more interest in developers creating for the Pre and more interest in users since there will be more apps. Will the Pre become the ubiquitous Johny-fit-all device that the iPhone has become? Not initially but I think if it gets off to a fairly decent start it could morph into it or at least stay competitive in the smartphone market.

Comment on AT&T Must Be Afraid of the Palm Pre by Erik Schmidt

Erik Schmidt — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:05:59 +0000

There’s an interesting subtext to this discussion. I’m thinking of the Pre as a would-be iPhone-killer, which means I’m thinking of it as a handheld computer that also happens to be a phone. You seem to be thinking of the Pre as a phone with additional capabilities.

In my opinion, in order to establish a position in the market the iPhone created, the Pre will have to be a well-integrated device with well-integrated services, one of which is telephony.

Comment on AT&T Must Be Afraid of the Palm Pre by admin

admin — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:46:18 +0000

Erik,

1) I agree with you on Apple’s app store. Apple is known for great usability in their machines and this also translates to the wild success of iTunes and now the app store. However, is this a reason to pick one phone over another?

2) I’m not so sure the music synching is a big deal for phone users. For iPods and other music devices, definitely. But for phones, well, I dunno. I don’t think Palm is too concerned about pulling market share from iTunes.

A big YES on competition. I’m a fan of Apple but I do think competition makes things better for all consumers be they Apple fans, Palm fans, Blackberry fans…whoever.