Comments on: Please Don't Mistake My Apathy For A Lack of Understanding http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2009/04/11/please-dont-mistake-my-apathy-for-a-lack-of-understanding/ Ripping mobility from the clutches of telecom Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:54:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Symbian, Now With Additional DOA-ness For Developers? « Locative Lab http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2009/04/11/please-dont-mistake-my-apathy-for-a-lack-of-understanding/comment-page-2/#comment-601229 Symbian, Now With Additional DOA-ness For Developers? « Locative Lab Sun, 03 Jan 2010 10:19:42 +0000 http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/?p=656#comment-601229 [...] that hasn’t exactly worked out, has it? Refer to Mike Rowehl’s excellent rant on the subject: There’s an interesting discussion floating around that a fanatical devotion to [...] [...] that hasn’t exactly worked out, has it? Refer to Mike Rowehl’s excellent rant on the subject: There’s an interesting discussion floating around that a fanatical devotion to [...]

]]> By: MobHappy » Blog Archive » Symbian, Now With Additional DOA-ness For Developers? http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2009/04/11/please-dont-mistake-my-apathy-for-a-lack-of-understanding/comment-page-2/#comment-594696 MobHappy » Blog Archive » Symbian, Now With Additional DOA-ness For Developers? Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:01:53 +0000 http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/?p=656#comment-594696 [...] that hasn’t exactly worked out, has it? Refer to Mike Rowehl’s excellent rant on the subject: There’s an interesting discussion floating around that a fanatical devotion [...] [...] that hasn’t exactly worked out, has it? Refer to Mike Rowehl’s excellent rant on the subject: There’s an interesting discussion floating around that a fanatical devotion [...]

]]> By: Ivan Kuznetsov › Choosing Mobile Development Platform http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2009/04/11/please-dont-mistake-my-apathy-for-a-lack-of-understanding/comment-page-2/#comment-542009 Ivan Kuznetsov › Choosing Mobile Development Platform Wed, 06 May 2009 17:52:23 +0000 http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/?p=656#comment-542009 [...] Rowehl in his rant “Please Don’t Mistake My Apathy For A Lack of Understanding” explains the reasons behind his choice of iPhone as a preferred development platform. [...] [...] Rowehl in his rant “Please Don’t Mistake My Apathy For A Lack of Understanding” explains the reasons behind his choice of iPhone as a preferred development platform. [...]

]]> By: The Life and Times of AdMob » Blog Archive » March 2009 Metrics Report http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2009/04/11/please-dont-mistake-my-apathy-for-a-lack-of-understanding/comment-page-2/#comment-532745 The Life and Times of AdMob » Blog Archive » March 2009 Metrics Report Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:34:38 +0000 http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/?p=656#comment-532745 [...] March 2009 AdMob Mobile Metrics Report, our monthly look at trends in the AdMob Network.  At our iPhone meetup earlier this month there was a lot of discussion from the developer panel on which platforms they [...] [...] March 2009 AdMob Mobile Metrics Report, our monthly look at trends in the AdMob Network.  At our iPhone meetup earlier this month there was a lot of discussion from the developer panel on which platforms they [...]

]]> By: March 2009 Metrics Report « AdMob Metrics http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2009/04/11/please-dont-mistake-my-apathy-for-a-lack-of-understanding/comment-page-1/#comment-532743 March 2009 Metrics Report « AdMob Metrics Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:33:45 +0000 http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/?p=656#comment-532743 [...] our iPhone meetup earlier this month there was a lot of discussion from the developer panel on which platforms they [...] [...] our iPhone meetup earlier this month there was a lot of discussion from the developer panel on which platforms they [...]

]]> By: John Rizzo http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2009/04/11/please-dont-mistake-my-apathy-for-a-lack-of-understanding/comment-page-1/#comment-531762 John Rizzo Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:19:28 +0000 http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/?p=656#comment-531762 Great Blog with some very good points. But lets not forget the importance of an end to end story AKA ecosystem. The mobile world has forever been a series of worlds made up of islands (and not very big islands at that). There is the device maker world that evolved out of a hardware mindset in which almost every device is an island and even on those islands there are great variations due to the influence of the operator world. The operator world is made up of islands that evolved out of companies built to put up networks and install and run great big boxes where voice was once king. Now they are all in the software world where giants battle for control. In all of this there has rarely been a successful attempt at creating a gravitational pull to applications and services. Apple on the other hand had iTunes and a hugh built in market due to its dominance in the MP3 player space. It was this market that made the Apple app store's success possible. Yes you can point at all the great tools, programs, reachable market, and events and say that is what did it, but other devices also have those things so why do they fail. No single built in already deployed, in use by millions, and easy to use ecosystem. Until the mobile phone worlds realize this they will continue to miss the mark you are asking for. Oh many of them have seen the surface of this and are now deploying or working to deploy their app stores. As if an app store set up on an island is going to do the trick. Nokia has the best chance (chance I say) of creating a gravitational pull but not if they stand alone and only set it up on a few of their device islands. Success takes buy in and commitment, and it does not rise from committee. Great Blog with some very good points. But lets not forget the importance of an end to end story AKA ecosystem. The mobile world has forever been a series of worlds made up of islands (and not very big islands at that). There is the device maker world that evolved out of a hardware mindset in which almost every device is an island and even on those islands there are great variations due to the influence of the operator world. The operator world is made up of islands that evolved out of companies built to put up networks and install and run great big boxes where voice was once king. Now they are all in the software world where giants battle for control.

In all of this there has rarely been a successful attempt at creating a gravitational pull to applications and services. Apple on the other hand had iTunes and a hugh built in market due to its dominance in the MP3 player space. It was this market that made the Apple app store’s success possible. Yes you can point at all the great tools, programs, reachable market, and events and say that is what did it, but other devices also have those things so why do they fail. No single built in already deployed, in use by millions, and easy to use ecosystem.

Until the mobile phone worlds realize this they will continue to miss the mark you are asking for. Oh many of them have seen the surface of this and are now deploying or working to deploy their app stores. As if an app store set up on an island is going to do the trick. Nokia has the best chance (chance I say) of creating a gravitational pull but not if they stand alone and only set it up on a few of their device islands.

Success takes buy in and commitment, and it does not rise from committee.

]]> By: pk de cville http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2009/04/11/please-dont-mistake-my-apathy-for-a-lack-of-understanding/comment-page-1/#comment-530788 pk de cville Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:12:38 +0000 http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/?p=656#comment-530788 @Tom: “The only people who talk about Epocrates are non-doctors (or family practioners) who don’t know about things like Lexicomp, PEPID, or UpToDate”. How far out does your strategic vision go? If it's over two years, you haven't appreciated the striking advantages has over the 'other guys'. Apple has 1st mover advantage as a MOBILE PLATFORM: - Full BSD Unix based OS (40 years of legendary high quality development) - iTunes App Store with micro payments, millions of credit cards, 40,000 apps, 1B downloads (soon), secure downloads w/ global malware kill capability - Free best-in-class SDK with profitable app distribution system - Exploding medical, military, game, and general innovation - The iPhone is the ONLY phone hw that upgrades to major NEW OS releases Sorry. Gotta run, but you get the picture? @Tom: “The only people who talk about Epocrates are non-doctors (or family practioners) who don’t know about things like Lexicomp, PEPID, or UpToDate”.

How far out does your strategic vision go? If it’s over two years, you haven’t appreciated the striking advantages has over the ‘other guys’.

Apple has 1st mover advantage as a MOBILE PLATFORM:

- Full BSD Unix based OS (40 years of legendary high quality development)
- iTunes App Store with micro payments, millions of credit cards, 40,000 apps, 1B downloads (soon), secure downloads w/ global malware kill capability
- Free best-in-class SDK with profitable app distribution system
- Exploding medical, military, game, and general innovation
- The iPhone is the ONLY phone hw that upgrades to major NEW OS releases

Sorry. Gotta run, but you get the picture?

]]> By: Hisyam Halim http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2009/04/11/please-dont-mistake-my-apathy-for-a-lack-of-understanding/comment-page-1/#comment-530692 Hisyam Halim Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:48:50 +0000 http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/?p=656#comment-530692 For those of you wondering why Mike is so pissed off at Nokia, one word Installat. We just sent our app to be published at Ovi, they are now putting it through "a quality assurance (QA) process". Wish us luck! For those of you wondering why Mike is so pissed off at Nokia, one word Installat.

We just sent our app to be published at Ovi, they are now putting it through “a quality assurance (QA) process”. Wish us luck!

]]> By: Huh http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2009/04/11/please-dont-mistake-my-apathy-for-a-lack-of-understanding/comment-page-1/#comment-529427 Huh Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:20:05 +0000 http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/?p=656#comment-529427 Oh btw, how much did apple pay you to post this? Oh btw, how much did apple pay you to post this?

]]> By: Ish http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2009/04/11/please-dont-mistake-my-apathy-for-a-lack-of-understanding/comment-page-1/#comment-528551 Ish Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:48:03 +0000 http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/?p=656#comment-528551 here here Mike. This sums my thoughts and feelings as well. here here Mike. This sums my thoughts and feelings as well.

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