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Nokia-Microsoft Deal Completes the Three Winning Strategies a Market Can Have

Nokia-Microsoft Deal Completes the Three Winning Strategies a Market Can Have

By Bob Warfield on February 11, 2011

According to Michael Porter, markets have three winning strategies: –  Best:  Build the best product in the market. –  Low Cost Provider:  Compete on Price. –  Niche:  Service a niche that is under-served by the other two strategies.  All markets have niches of one kind or another. Can you guess which of the three smartphone […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged apple, ibm, microsoft, mobile, Nokia, RIA, Stephen Elop, strategy | 1 Response

Initial Review of Google TV a la Logitech Revue – Not really worth it, get a Roku instead

Initial Review of Google TV a la Logitech Revue – Not really worth it, get a Roku instead

By Michael Coté on December 10, 2010

If you’ve ever wanted to browse the web on your TV you should get a Logitech Revue, one of the Google TV boxes available on the market. Other than that, it’s a bit of a bust for myself.

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged android, Gadgets, google tv, GoogleTV, iPhone, Logitech, Logitech Revue, Netflix, Reviews, RIA, The New Thing, The Roku Player, Video on demand

RIA is Dead – Adobe MAX 2010

RIA is Dead – Adobe MAX 2010

By Michael Coté on October 27, 2010

It seems like Adobe has finally realized the value of the web over Flash, giving them a fighting chance where once they seemed a little too “let them eat cake.”

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged adobe, AdobeMAX, AdobeMAX2010, apple, conferences, developer relations, Development Tools, flash, Java, JavaScript, marketing, mobile, multi-screen, Open source, RIA, tablet, TV

(Flash) Gordon Gecko

Android is so Open, it got Flash Back on the iPhone

By Bob Warfield on September 9, 2010

How ironic.  On the same day that MG Seigler was penning one of his characteristically snarky posts (snark is one of the ways Techcrunch pursues its Follower Economy) about how Android isn’t really open, Apple announces the return of Flash to the iWorld. Adobe’s stock price is cooking this morning as a result (I wonder […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Adobe Systems, android, App Store, apple, competition, flash, gordon gecko, greed, iPhone, opennes, platforms, RIA, Software development, strategy, user interface | 3 Responses

On HTML5 killing Flash

On HTML5 killing Flash

By Michael Coté on August 30, 2010

There’s an HTML5 killing Flash scab that keeps getting pulled off, every 1-2 months or so. In the most recent round, as I often do, I answered several question from a reporter (Howard Win in Computerworld) on the topic. The resulting story was pretty comprehensive and interesting. Here’s the questions (from Howard), and my full […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged adobe, drm, flash, HTML5, Patents, RIA, Video

The Irony of Mobile Users Preferring Apps Over Web

The Irony of Mobile Users Preferring Apps Over Web

By Bob Warfield on August 13, 2010

Apparently, mobile users prefer apps over the web.  At least that’s Gowalla CEO Josh Williams’ view: “People love apps, but it drives a stake in the heart of the build-once-deploy-everywhere model, and makes the market really fragmented.” I’m not surprised.  Heck, I prefer apps too.  But the irony is that Apple has but a bullet […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged apple, flash, flex, Gowalla, HTML5, iPhone, mobile apps, Open source, RIA, rich internet apps

Adobe: 7 Things You Should Do With Flash/Flex

Adobe: 7 Things You Should Do With Flash/Flex

By Bob Warfield on June 21, 2010

Dear Adobe: Apple has started the anti-Flash/Flex snowball rolling, and it is getting steadily bigger.  It’s a perfect storm, because they’ve got the platforms that are perfectly suited to Flash, their platforms are wildly popular, and your faithful audience desperately wants to be there.  But that’s not all.  They didn’t just prohibit Flash, they have called […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged adobe, apple, flash, flex, HTML5, marketing, Open source, platforms, RIA, Scribd, strategy, user interface | 2 Responses

Adobe has problems

Adobe has problems

By Michael Coté on May 17, 2010

What does Adobe do after being shut-out of iPhone app development by Section 3.3.1?

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged adobe, Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Flash, apple, Companies, Development Tools, iPhone, mobile, RIA

Tim Bray’s Schtick:  He Likes 3270 Green Screens as UI

Tim Bray’s Schtick: He Likes 3270 Green Screens as UI

By Bob Warfield on May 6, 2010

So I’m reading Bray’s blog as usual, and I come across his argument against Flash that I see occasionally–namely, that all Flash UI sucks. Why?  Here are his words: What’s not to like, then? Well, the user experience, which in my experience is fourth-rate for anything but games; No “Back” button, feaugh. And of the […]

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged 3270 terminal, Adobe Flash, Ajax, flash, google, RIA, Software development, Tim Bray, user interface | 1 Response

Reading is delightful on the iPad – The iPad Review – Quick Analysis

Reading is delightful on the iPad – The iPad Review – Quick Analysis

By Michael Coté on April 7, 2010

I’d gladly use an iPad everyday in addition to a real computer, but it’s too expensive to justify it.

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged App Store, apple, google, Google Reader, iPad, iPhone, iTunes, Quick Analysis, Reviews, RIA, The New Thing

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