Archives for July 2007
A few days ago, I wrote about Facebook in the context of an IPO, and I said then that the big question is what is Facebook really worth. Now, thanks to Valleywag, we have some credible numbers from which we can estimate the company’s value. I’m finding it hard to get the […]
For more than half a decade, the Java ME community has held enormous promise. Sun Microsystems has created an amazing mobile software development platform - Java ME. Mobile handset makers such as Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, and RIM are building increasingly feature-rich handsets such that all the amazing features can be accessed by Java […]
As far as true third-party applications go, Apple’s iPhone is closed. If you’re unclear why that’s a mistake on Apple’s part, here’s the root of the problem: innovation happens elsewhere. To illustrate this point, consider one of the innovations on the iPhone itself. That is, the virtual keyboard.
The iPhone virtual keyboard is, in […]
There continues to be lots of talk about the valuation of Facebook. One of Facebook’s founders has apparently suggested that they wouldn’t sell the company for less than $10B; and, as I wrote recently, people have been advising the owners of Facebook that it would be a big mistake to sell for $6B. […]
I last wrote about the issue of checked vs unchecked exceptions at the beginning of June. Elliotte Rusty Harold has just updated his thoughts on the debate. As I said before, I really don’t think there are any great solutions to this one; just as there are no elegant answers […]
Saul Kline of Index Ventures asks why there aren’t enough great product designers. It’s a good question - great design really does matter for many companies. However, an even better question might be - why aren’t there enough great products around? I like this question better for a few reasons: […]
Is Facebook worth $6B+? If so, should Facebook sell now, or sit tight? Well, it’s strange, but it’s true… people are actually advising Facebook not to sell for $6B. Fred Wilson says - selling the Company would be a huge mistake.
To consider whether that’s good advice, let’s do some back-of-the-envelope calculations… […]
Yesterday, comScore released its latest assessment of search engine market share with their Search Engine Rankings statistics. To generate their statistics, comScore uses a large sample of two million people who have agreed to let the company monitor their browsing behaviour. I would expect such a sample to be pretty […]
During the past few days, both the mainstream press and blogosphere have been going crazy about rumours of contracts being signed for distribution of iPhone in European countries. Vodafone, O2, T-Mobile, Orange, 3, Carphone Warehouse… is there anyone that hasn’t been mentioned?
One thing is certain: if any contracts had actually been signed in […]
Microsoft said it would be happy if it sold a million Zunes in a year six months. Depending on how you count “sales”, they might have just achieved their target. At the time this objective was set, the Zune team was staunch in its own defence. This is a new product […]