Posts tagged smartphone
Will the Nokia Lumia Windows Phones Go Big or Bomb?
This is what many Microsoft groupies have been waiting for. Can the Microsoft/Nokia alliance pull MSFT out of the past in the smartphone business? Perhaps. Perhaps not.
Steven Overman, who heads up Nokia’s marketing strategy, said during the keynote that Nokia needs to drive demand for the product by making these consumers lust for for the Lumia devices. I’m not sure what’s to lust for, does it seem that revolutionary?
The problem I see with this is the number of apps. Compared to the 600,000 iOS apps and the 500,000 apps in the Android Market, the “thousands” of apps in the Windows Phone 7 marketplace are nearly negligible. Since apps are the main selling point for smartphones, that’s a big problem.
But according to John Biggs via Techcrunch, he writes:
By breaking with MeeGo and Symbian, Nokia has ensured that IT departments will look at Nokia phones seriously again. Windows Phone may not seem popular, but rest assured that once Windows 8 hits it will be an important part of the Microsoft ecosystem. As fanboyish as we are here, I well understand the impact of Windows on the tech landscape and once Windows 8 and Windows Phone merge, Nokia’s profile will improve immensely.
We’ll see, MSFT is way behind in this game.
GOOD, Replacing Blackberry Devices on Wall Street
There’s a trend going on right now that doesn’t help RIM with their cherished Wall Street clients.
I’m seeing this all over the place. People are tired of carrying two mobile devices, a corporate Blackberry and a personal Android or iPhone. Many IT departments on Wall Street are incorporating technology from GOOD to solve this problem. And saving big $$$ for the company.
If you haven’t heard of GOOD, think of it as a self-contained corporate Outlook for your Smartphone. It’s a secure e-email / calendar / browser / contact manager /etc app. All data is encrypted, and if the device is lost the application data can be wiped remotely.
If your company supports GOOD, you typically have the option of disposing of your corporate Blackberry and installing the GOOD app on your Smartphone. Given the option, everyone I know is doing the latter.
GOOD isn’t the greatest technology, and will most likely become irrelevant with iOS 5.0 (more on that later), but given the option I would rather carry just one device and that would be a Smartphone, not a Blackberry.
