Apple, Google and Microsoft's Size Problem
by frog on Aug 18, 2009
An exploration of the disruptions to the major makers of PC and mobile operating systems -- Microsoft, Apple, Google -- caused by Netbooks.
An exploration of the disruptions to the major makers of PC and mobile operating systems -- Microsoft, Apple, Google -- caused by Netbooks.
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I used to use a Psion 7 PDA, which I still think is one of the best devices I've ever had. It was a proto Netbook. But once I got a Mac laptop that was also instant on/off, it was just redundant to carry around both.
@David: I think there's room for specific OSes, but the niches are reducing. I focused in this deck only on those that are doing cross-platform offerings. 2 years ago Reply
It's easy to ignore how much the price of PCs have fallen. We've all seen the data about how Apple owns the higher end of the market but what's lost in that analysis is that many computers that might have competed in that high end a year ago price wise no longer do. ThinkPad and Precision and Latitude lines in the world of PCs used to typically be north of $1.5 or even $2k are now priced in base configurations well below 1k. I won't comment on the financial implications that this has for OEMs but it's hard for me to see how many consumers will opts for a three pound netbook when they can get a 4 or 5 pound laptop at more or less the same pricepoint.
The key driver for any platforms long success long term is who develops for it and how easy it is to develop for--which in our current or near future world means how easy is it to ultimately develop for one or two platforms at the same time using the same set of skills and assets. The other actors that have weight here are Nokia and RIM and perhap Palm 2 years ago Reply
* focus on thin/web
* focus on game
* focus on entertainment
* focus on social
Find 1 that marries all of these, well enough.
http://iact.in for 2 GUI perspectives on NetBook GUIs done by students at SCAD with the support of Freescale semiconductor (a Netbook chip manufacturer). 2 years ago Reply