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Category Archives: Android

“If not Google, I will pay someone for Android”

January 24, 2014by D/D Advisors 2 Comments

The Guardian published an article this morning claiming that Google is charging handset makers (OEMs) for their Google Mobile Services (GMS) license. The report has proven controversial with Google denying that […]

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Android, China, Google, Mobile OS

VMWare, AirWatch and implications for mobile software

January 23, 2014by D/D Advisors 2 Comments

This morning VMWare announced it will acquire AirWatch for almost $1.2 billion.  AirWatch is a leading provider of software solutions for enterprise mobility, and are arguably the leader of Mobile […]

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Android, Appconomy, iOS, Mobile OS, Mobile Web

The Hard and the Soft – Part 1

January 14, 2014by D/D Advisors 2 Comments

Yesterday the big news was Google acquiring Nest Labs, maker of the Nest Thermostat.  There are a lot of interpretations of this move. I tend to be a bit more […]

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Android, Apple, Google, Home Networking

A few thoughts on mobile apps

January 14, 2014by D/D Advisors 1 Comment

I have been thinking about how mobile apps make money. In my post on Friday, I linked to a post from web greybeard Tim Bray who lamented that no one […]

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Android, App Economy, Appconomy, China, Google, iOS, Mobile Ads, Mobile OS, Mobile Payments

Apps and the state of programming languages

January 10, 2014by D/D Advisors 2 Comments

I still have content I want to discuss from CES, but frankly, I’m all CES-ed out for the moment. Fortunately, I saw a very good post on “Ongoing by Tim […]

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Android, App Economy, Google, iOS, Mobile OS, Mobile Web

”No one at Google is Returning Our Calls”

December 27, 2013by D/D Advisors 12 Comments

Back in June I wrote about the China branded OEMs as the last big ‘swing vote bloc’ in the handset market. These vendors which contribute so much to global handset […]

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Android, App Economy, China, Google, Mobile OS, Mobile Web

The China Branded OEMs

December 27, 2013by D/D Advisors Leave a comment

            I spent a lot of time talking to the China handset OEMs once known as the Shanzhai. As I said in my last note, […]

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Android, China, Google, Mobile OS, Mobile Web

Android ART – obscure, important and not really about modern art

November 7, 2013by D/D Advisors 1 Comment

There must be a metric that defines the ratio of how important something is compared to how obscure it is. If this ratio is not named yet, I am claiming […]

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Android, Appconomy, Google, Mobile OS

Operating Systems with Chinese characteristics – revisited

August 30, 2013by D/D Advisors 4 Comments

HTC is reportedly working on a new operating system (OS), one that is specifically tailored to a Chinese audience. This is a smart strategic move for them, software is they […]

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Android, China, Google, Mobile OS

The Rapidly Changing World of Enterprise Mobility

August 19, 2013by D/D Advisors 1 Comment

Enterprise Mobility Few spaces have been as dynamic and volatile as “Enterprise Mobility”. Over the past two years, we have seen a huge number of trends and ‘technology’ flower briefly […]

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Android, Appconomy, iOS, Mobile Web, Networking

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