Official smartphone discussion thread - Page 9

rbbdrooger · March 9th, 2010, 06:39 AM

Agreed.

Microsoft is/should be way more worried about Google than they are about Apple.

E6600 · March 9th, 2010, 08:05 AM

And Oracle now that it has acquired Sun. Larry Ellison is not a fan of Microsoft, he dreams of one day making Windows redundant. Though, with Sun under his control he's going after IBM.

In addition to Windows and Office, the enterprise/server market is a strong hold for Microsoft.

The rest of their ventures: XBox, Zune, Windows Mobile, Surface, online and Bing are a drop in the bucket.

Apple should be a blip in Microsoft's radar and nothing more. Apple never cared about market share and probably will never will. They don't want to be the Fords of the world, they wanna be the BMWs of the tech industry. High margins, profitable and the hell with market share.

Google is the aircraft carrier slowly but surely getting ready to take Microsoft down.

Google entered the mobile OS market with a strong OS, probably Microsoft' biggest competitor since they are adopting an open licensing scheme. Some OEMs brought Android to netbooks, Google also is working on Chrome OS. I can see Google overtaking Apple in the OS market within 5 years -not impossible since Apple only has ~5%-, unless they commit a major fuck up.

Google is getting serious about office apps, and they are playing Microsoft's game by embrace, extend and extinguish.

Google to plug self into Microsoft Office - The Register
Google Challenges MS Office with DocVerse Purchase - Yahoo! News

I love Google. Everytime I read about how they are growing and expanding I feel warm inside. Which confuses the hell outta me seeing them and Apple battling it, who am I supposed to root for? It is like your mom and dad fighting and you don't know what to do about it :\

E6600 · March 11th, 2010, 12:53 PM

Some negative and positive Palm news:

Palm Inc teeters in crowded smart phone market

Palm Pre owners to get free EA games

E6600 · March 11th, 2010, 10:55 PM

Android Crushes the Competition, iPhone Stands Still - HotHardware

THE RISE OF THE ANDROID! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

rbbdrooger · March 11th, 2010, 11:06 PM

Nice growth for Android there.

Also, RIM still growing. I guess corporate is still hooked on Blackberry.

E6600 · March 11th, 2010, 11:13 PM

Apple is growing too. A full 0.3 of growth

I'm not sure what do corporates find in Blackberry, then again I've never used them and have ZERO interest in them. I'm not a corporate person, last conference at work, I was playing Final Fantasy on my iPhone.

rbbdrooger · March 11th, 2010, 11:16 PM

I'm not sure what it is, I'm not a big fan of Blackberry myself, but I have some friends who own their own businesses and they all have Blackberries. Maybe it's mandatory when you start your own business?

E6600 · March 11th, 2010, 11:26 PM

Some say it is its messaging capabilities. But you can always use SMS.

I can access my work calendar, contacts and mail just fine from my iPhone, I don't see why I'd want a Blackberry. Plus, if I really cared about Exchange support I'd get a WinMo phone.

E6600 · March 13th, 2010, 06:47 PM

AppleInsider | Roughly 10% of Microsoft employees said to be iPhone owners

2pro4show · March 13th, 2010, 07:50 PM

I bet 75% of Apple employees use Windows

View Poll Results: What do you consider to be the best mobile OS?
Palm WebOS	0	0%
Google Android	10	50.00%
Apple iPhone OS	6	30.00%
RIM BlackBerry OS	0	0%
Microsoft Windows Mobile	2	10.00%
Other	2	10.00%
Voters: 20. You may not vote on this poll

March 9th, 2010, 06:39 AM	#81
rbbdrooger I make special price Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Zwolle, The Netherlands Posts: 4,479	Agreed. Microsoft is/should be way more worried about Google than they are about Apple. __________________

March 9th, 2010, 08:05 AM	#82
E6600 Prepared to fail Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 7,681	And Oracle now that it has acquired Sun. Larry Ellison is not a fan of Microsoft, he dreams of one day making Windows redundant. Though, with Sun under his control he's going after IBM. In addition to Windows and Office, the enterprise/server market is a strong hold for Microsoft. The rest of their ventures: XBox, Zune, Windows Mobile, Surface, online and Bing are a drop in the bucket. Apple should be a blip in Microsoft's radar and nothing more. Apple never cared about market share and probably will never will. They don't want to be the Fords of the world, they wanna be the BMWs of the tech industry. High margins, profitable and the hell with market share. Google is the aircraft carrier slowly but surely getting ready to take Microsoft down. Google entered the mobile OS market with a strong OS, probably Microsoft' biggest competitor since they are adopting an open licensing scheme. Some OEMs brought Android to netbooks, Google also is working on Chrome OS. I can see Google overtaking Apple in the OS market within 5 years -not impossible since Apple only has ~5%-, unless they commit a major fuck up. Google is getting serious about office apps, and they are playing Microsoft's game by embrace, extend and extinguish. Google to plug self into Microsoft Office - The Register Google Challenges MS Office with DocVerse Purchase - Yahoo! News I love Google. Everytime I read about how they are growing and expanding I feel warm inside. Which confuses the hell outta me seeing them and Apple battling it, who am I supposed to root for? It is like your mom and dad fighting and you don't know what to do about it :\ __________________ My Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/_7c1

March 11th, 2010, 12:53 PM	#83
E6600 Prepared to fail Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 7,681	Some negative and positive Palm news: Palm Inc teeters in crowded smart phone market Palm Pre owners to get free EA games __________________ My Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/_7c1

March 11th, 2010, 10:55 PM	#84
E6600 Prepared to fail Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 7,681	Android Crushes the Competition, iPhone Stands Still - HotHardware THE RISE OF THE ANDROID! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAA! __________________ My Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/_7c1

March 11th, 2010, 11:06 PM	#85
rbbdrooger I make special price Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Zwolle, The Netherlands Posts: 4,479	Nice growth for Android there. Also, RIM still growing. I guess corporate is still hooked on Blackberry. __________________

March 11th, 2010, 11:13 PM	#86
E6600 Prepared to fail Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 7,681	Apple is growing too. A full 0.3 of growth I'm not sure what do corporates find in Blackberry, then again I've never used them and have ZERO interest in them. I'm not a corporate person, last conference at work, I was playing Final Fantasy on my iPhone. __________________ My Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/_7c1

March 11th, 2010, 11:16 PM	#87
rbbdrooger I make special price Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Zwolle, The Netherlands Posts: 4,479	I'm not sure what it is, I'm not a big fan of Blackberry myself, but I have some friends who own their own businesses and they all have Blackberries. Maybe it's mandatory when you start your own business? __________________

March 11th, 2010, 11:26 PM	#88
E6600 Prepared to fail Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 7,681	Some say it is its messaging capabilities. But you can always use SMS. I can access my work calendar, contacts and mail just fine from my iPhone, I don't see why I'd want a Blackberry. Plus, if I really cared about Exchange support I'd get a WinMo phone. __________________ My Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/_7c1

March 13th, 2010, 06:47 PM	#89
E6600 Prepared to fail Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 7,681	AppleInsider \| Roughly 10% of Microsoft employees said to be iPhone owners __________________ My Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/_7c1

March 13th, 2010, 07:50 PM	#90
2pro4show sup its chadwardenn Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 7,236	I bet 75% of Apple employees use Windows __________________ BALLINNNNNNNNNN'

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