Does Qualcomm’s new RISC V chip matter?
Qualcomm just launched a RISC V chip running a version of Android (Wear OS). Is this just a small project in an out-of-the-way market? Or is the sign of some bigger ambition?
Category Archives: App Economy
It’s the Software…
Somebody needs to reignite excitement in the software ecosystem for phones. The semis vendors have an opportunity to rejuvenate the industry, but the changes it would require for their organizations likely means someone else will capture the opportunity.
What is a ‘device’? – A response to Stratechery
A few days ago I read a post on Stratechery. Since half the traffic to this site comes from its author Ben Thompson’s Tweets, you are probably familiar with the […]
MWC 2014: Enterprise Mobility & The Fragmentosphere
The world of enterprise mobility continues to evolve quickly. Prior to the sow, the big news was VMWare’s acquisition of AirWatch. Fitting news, since the big news last year was […]
The times, they are a changing: MWC Edition
As I type this, I am on a plane to Barcelona for Mobile World Congress (MWC). This is my eighth or ninth year of attendance. Not as long a history […]
Software is a competitive advantage: King Digital vs. Zynga
The other night, I took a close look at King Digital’s F-1 IPO filings. It made for some interesting reading. But as I finished the post, I noticed something interesting. […]
What does WhatsApp say about Facebook?
Last night I stumbled on a very interesting topic. I was hoping to publish that today, but the news cycle overtook me. The big news today was Facebook’s announced acquisition […]
How much is a social gaming user worth? King Digital files for an IPO
King Digital filed to go public this morning. For people who enjoy this sort of thing (raise my hand) this F-1 has been eagerly anticipated for a while. King Digital (ticker […]
A few thoughts on mobile apps
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 […]
Apps and the state of programming languages
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 […]