When developers choose to develop for a device, that choice has an impact on their platform preferences, the type of apps they develop, and the monetization and profitability of those apps… Read more »
I often use 51 percent population or household penetration as an indicator of mass-market adoption. And 50 percent by a single vendor is a remarkable thing. But what happens when a… Read more »
Several web technology themes and trends were reinforced in the fourth quarter of 2011, including a handful of tech platform wannabes and the rumblings of a shakeout in social commerce. For… Read more »
My colleague Paul Sweeting makes a strong case that Microsoft is in the poll position in the race for the digital living room. He outlines how Microsoft could be setting up… Read more »
My Weekly Update is about consumer and media tech platforms, but I didn’t get a chance to do one of my usual routines about them. “He who owns the API, owns… Read more »
Microsoft can’t give up on search. Though it’s been losing money forever, Microsoft needs search to defend its core platforms, compete with Google and solidify its ad business while opening emerging… Read more »
Both VMware and Red Hat attracted some attention recently as they (separately) launched Platform as a Service (PaaS) offerings. One of the most interesting aspects in each case was the freemium… Read more »
VMware yesterday launched Cloud Foundry, an open source Platform as a Service (PaaS) offering aimed directly at competitors such as Salesforce’s Force.com and Microsoft’s Windows Azure. A blog post by VMware… Read more »
HP CEO Leo Apotheker stressed his company’s commitment to the cloud yesterday, placing Amazon-style cloud infrastructure at the heart of a strategy focussed upon connectivity. A public cloud offering is to supplement the… Read more »
If there’s cloud news today aside from Microsoft deciding to make Windows Azure an IaaS platform as well as a PaaS platform, I don’t know what it is. On top of… Read more »