http://eliainsider.com/2007/10/21/ugh-3-million-platforms-with-100-users-each/ On Mobile, Tech and Running Infinity Softworks Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:01:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://eliainsider.com/2007/10/21/ugh-3-million-platforms-with-100-users-each/#comment-746 cikefieva Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:04:23 +0000 http://mobilesuccess.infinitysw.com/2007/10/21/ugh-3-million-platforms-with-100-users-each/#comment-746 mm... love it :) mm… love it

]]> http://eliainsider.com/2007/10/21/ugh-3-million-platforms-with-100-users-each/#comment-572 Mobile Destiny: The Crossroads Approach « Mobile Success Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:32:55 +0000 http://mobilesuccess.infinitysw.com/2007/10/21/ugh-3-million-platforms-with-100-users-each/#comment-572 [...] There are significant challenges for third-party developers, though; it is getting harder and harder for us to develop native applications (those that go on the device) and then get the word out about them. We can no longer partner with hardware manufacturers because all device and in-box promotion decisions are controlled by carriers. Carriers don’t care about niche markets, for one, and prefer no software be installed at all, raising huge certification and device lock-down barriers to keep software out. Finally, software resellers, the remaining sales channel, are either charging exorbitant fees or have disappeared altogether. Why not go after niches, you ask? Because there isn’t enough device penetration around a platform or two to make it worth the development effort (read here). [...] [...] There are significant challenges for third-party developers, though; it is getting harder and harder for us to develop native applications (those that go on the device) and then get the word out about them. We can no longer partner with hardware manufacturers because all device and in-box promotion decisions are controlled by carriers. Carriers don’t care about niche markets, for one, and prefer no software be installed at all, raising huge certification and device lock-down barriers to keep software out. Finally, software resellers, the remaining sales channel, are either charging exorbitant fees or have disappeared altogether. Why not go after niches, you ask? Because there isn’t enough device penetration around a platform or two to make it worth the development effort (read here). [...]

]]> http://eliainsider.com/2007/10/21/ugh-3-million-platforms-with-100-users-each/#comment-557 Is Google Gears A Mobile Development Game-Changer? « Mobile Success Mon, 27 Oct 2008 03:38:56 +0000 http://mobilesuccess.infinitysw.com/2007/10/21/ugh-3-million-platforms-with-100-users-each/#comment-557 [...] that such a big deal? Because the promise of writing once (for the web) and running everywhere is actually coming to fruition. And for developers, this is a big deal. One of the major cost [...] [...] that such a big deal? Because the promise of writing once (for the web) and running everywhere is actually coming to fruition. And for developers, this is a big deal. One of the major cost [...]

]]> http://eliainsider.com/2007/10/21/ugh-3-million-platforms-with-100-users-each/#comment-526 Mobile applications, RIP | Flexta - SMS-based solutions Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:00:16 +0000 http://mobilesuccess.infinitysw.com/2007/10/21/ugh-3-million-platforms-with-100-users-each/#comment-526 [...] I call it three million platforms with a hundred users each ( link). [...] [...] I call it three million platforms with a hundred users each ( link). [...]

]]> http://eliainsider.com/2007/10/21/ugh-3-million-platforms-with-100-users-each/#comment-515 Mobile applications, RIP | Textio Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:47:56 +0000 http://mobilesuccess.infinitysw.com/2007/10/21/ugh-3-million-platforms-with-100-users-each/#comment-515 [...] I call it three million platforms with a hundred users each (link). [...] [...] I call it three million platforms with a hundred users each (link). [...]

]]>