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Dilbert On the Brilliance of Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 7 Strategy

Thursday, December 17, 2009

While I don’t think the below Dilbert strip is pointing to Microsoft directly, it is making fun of their current culture which has led to things like Windows Mobile 7 not being released until the end of 2010. Meanwhile, all the hey have to show for WinMo is 6.5, which is in no way a [...]

U.S. iPhone Usage Beats Out Windows Mobile for the First Time

Thursday, December 17, 2009

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U.S. iPhone Usage Beats Out Windows Mobile for the First Time

Microsoft may want to work on getting Windows Mobile 7 here sometime soon, because they’re losing market share fast. The research firm ComScore is reporting that, for the first time, Apple has overtaken Microsoft in smartphone market share. According to their chart (see below), between the months of July and October, Apple saw a significant [...]

Mozilla Confirms Mystery iPhone App

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

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The Apple iPhone has been earning quite a rep for attracting the interest of some of the biggest software companies on the globe and it looks like another powerhouse player is about to come on board. Mozilla, a company well known for its Firefox browser, confirms that their first iPhone app is on its way. Unfortunately, little [...]

While the Smartphone Market Lags, iPhone’s Share Triples

Friday, December 5, 2008

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Despite a downturn industry-wide of smartphone sales, the iPhone’s Q3 market share has tripled from the year-ago quarter, up to 12.9% worldwide, vs 3.4% for Q3 2007. That puts the iPhone in 3rd place worldwide behind Nokia (42.4%) and RIM (15.9%). Nokia’s lead is still looking insurmountable, but RIM is only a sliver ahead of the iPhone [...]

Microsoft to take on Mobile Me

Monday, September 1, 2008

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A recent job posting (since expired – or perhaps filled?) for a Project Manager suggests that Microsoft is looking to produce something similar to Apple’s MobileMe for its Windows Mobile platform. The news comes hot on the heels of Google’s own Android Market announcement. The ad calls the new platform “Skymarket,” and describes it as a “marketplace [...]