Robert Scoble wrote an interesting post, asking: ‘Is the mobile tech press wrong in positioning Apple vs. Google?’ He poses that, although, Apple and Google are competitors it’s currently actually about the divide between Web-and-app-friendly devices and non-web-and-app-friendly devices. His thesis is that companies that make web-and-app friendly devices ‘will steal market share from those [...]
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When will we see the first car web application store?
Thursday, January 7th, 2010
This story on Mashable (’The Connected Car: Ford Introduces MyFord Touch’) got me thinking: when will we see the first store for Internet car applications?
Car manufacturers could provide an open platform for (approved) car Internet application that provides access to in-car functionalities and features in a safe way. Applications, developed by third parties, can [...]
Google’s online store: a nice surprise to me, but so obvious for Google
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
I must be honest to say that I didn’t follow the whole Nexus One hype too much. Maybe that’s why I was surprised to read on the Engadet’s live blog of the Google Android press conference that Google is launching an online store where (in the future) you can buy more devices, with service plans [...]
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