Comments on: Blackberry Fund + iPhone Fund = Quarter Of A Billion

By: simon

simon — Mon, 12 May 2008 07:36:55 +0000

That’s a good point, Asam. Apple’s strategy of retaining responsibility for software updates on iPhones is a great one. It gives them a genuine advantage in the market place over their competition which doesn’t seem to care about the robustness and stability of their devices; an advantage that is only going to become more important with time.

That the rest of the mobile business doesn’t seem to understand this speaks volumes about their lack of understanding of software.

By: Asam Bashir

Asam Bashir — Mon, 12 May 2008 00:51:27 +0000

I agree with rattyuk, I’d like to see JavaFX working on generic Nokia and SE devices, real world situations with real world Nokia and SE firmware……

By: rattyuk

rattyuk — Sun, 11 May 2008 22:22:47 +0000

“Sun are claiming it’s a more light-weight technology (it doesn’t need its own OS anymore)”

So the people who are selling it are claiming…

By: simon

simon — Sun, 11 May 2008 22:05:43 +0000

Paul, that’s been the criticism for the past year. However, did you see the totally revised plans for JavaFX Mobile that were announced last week? Sun are claiming it’s a more light-weight technology (it doesn’t need its own OS anymore), and that the major handset manufacturers are targeting JavaFX at feature phones.

By: Paul Johnson

Paul Johnson — Sun, 11 May 2008 21:57:45 +0000

JavaFX Mobile is not going to make it on cellphones that people want to buy. It’s too resource hungry and slow.

By: And Now a Blackberry Fund - GigaOM

And Now a Blackberry Fund - GigaOM — Sun, 11 May 2008 20:19:14 +0000

[...] Simon Brocklehurst does a great job of deconstructing the Blackberry & iFunds, and I encourage you to read his analysis. “All the opportunities, though, probably need Apple and RIM to deliver significant growth in device sales, from where they are now,” he writes, in what is clearly an understatement. Brocklehurst points out that there is a whole lot of other platforms, and the developer are going to gravitate towards the largest market opportunities. [...]

By: rattyuk

rattyuk — Sun, 11 May 2008 20:19:09 +0000

Well it also looks like the SDK is very easy to develop for. The BB kit looks to be a bit of a cludge. It’s not just the money it is also which is the most interesting for the geeks to develop on.

By: simon

simon — Sun, 11 May 2008 18:53:14 +0000

We’ll see. It will interesting to watch Apple’s strategy and tactics as they move to ramp up sales.

By: Asam Bashir

Asam Bashir — Sun, 11 May 2008 16:24:15 +0000

The problem with feature phone market being fragmented is only a problem for other platforms, not for Apple. Apple isn’t just trying to go for the smart phone market with its SDK, it’s been thinking about the feature phone market as all current 100 million odd iPod owners are a target for Apple, with the possibility of further configurations of the iPhone, in addition to the much anticipated 3G version. iPhone nano etc..