Business: Face-Palm
Why do people watch reality TV? While there are plenty of reasons one might point out I am sure a huge percentage of people tune in weekly just to see how ridiculously bad/awful/ridiculous things are for those “performers” and are elated that compared to them, their own situation seems imminently much better. There is some sort of sadistic emotional resonance going on when people watch other people implode whether through economic hardship or plain old romantic failure. The list of disasters these virtual families go through make day time soap operas seem tame. Nevertheless, in terms of the business world the same phenomenon can be seen except instead of virtual families we revel in watching big hulking corporations explode before us in a cacophony of sheer stupidity.
Marketing – Polycarbonate to the Rescue
Nokia continues its global campaign for its Lumia line of Windows Phone devices and while initial reports range from them doing below expectations to higher than expected all we can say for sure is to wait for Nokia’s quarterly results which will no doubt shed light on how well it did or didn’t do. When rumoured sales figures come in as low as 500,000 to higher than 2 million it shows that many have no idea how well Nokia can execute as the Lumia is essentially a re-launch of the brand.
Marketing – Going For the Jugular
As many fans of mobile phones will probably already know Apple and Samsung are not the closest of corporate friends right about now as both companies are locked in a massive litigation battle regarding patents. I won’t bother to get into the nitty-gritty of the various issues but anyone can merely go to Google or Bing and do a search to find out how each company is taking this very seriously.
WP7 – The Amazing Everyday
Well, the day every Windows Phone 7 fan has been waiting for has finally arrived with the launch of Nokia’s Lumia 800 and Lumia 710 smartphones that debuted today at Nokia World 2011 in London. After a ridiculously bad year that has seen its share of the mobile phone market plummet Nokia is in serious need of a turn around and judging from today’s initial reviews it certainly seems as if the company at least has a shot to stop the bleeding and stabilize itself. People who have been following Nokia will probably remember current CEO Stephen Elop’s rather grim yet frank email leak earlier in the year where he outlined in fine detail just how he thought that Nokia was standing on a burning platform and in serious danger of becoming irrelevant.
Business – It’s a Red Ocean Out There
I’ve chosen to reply to Shennie’s comment in a new post as I ended up writing far more than I thought. Here is what she wrote regarding my previous post on the iPhone 4S:
“I have to honestly say that I was a bit disappointed too. I was expecting an iPhone 5 with bigger screen, because all the other smart phones are trending towards bigger screens. I wonder why Apple has decided to stick to the current screen size instead of upgrading it… Is it because of cost issue? Or is it a design issue? I’m sure Apple fans are willing to pay a premium price for it. Oh well, I guess some people just have to wait for their iPhone 5, but some people will still get the iPhone 4S as a placeholder till the iPhone 5 is released.”
Business – Steve Jobs 1955-2011
Apple Inc. has just announced that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has passed away today leaving a gaping hole in the tech industry that will take a long time to be replaced. There is no doubt that Jobs was one of if not the best CEO of the past few decades and transformed the world as we know it.
Steve Jobs once said that he wanted to put a dent in the universe and I think it is easy to proclaim – mission accomplished.
© 2011 The Galactic Pillow
Business – iPhone 4S: What’s with the tears?
I must admit that though I always expected it to happen in the future that I was surprised when I saw it occur today. I am of course talking about Apple Inc’s big reveal of the next iteration of its best selling mobile phone, the iPhone 4S. By all accounts this should have been a grand slam homerun but the surprising negative response that seems to be pouring all over the web not only from tweets or Facebook diehards but also from some big outlets in the MSM (main stream media) have certainly been an eye opener. In fact this entire day has been an eye opener for many constituents and if anyone at Apple Inc is actually checking out my blog today’s consumer response should certainly be read as a wake-up call that following an insurgent model to the top is very different than being top dog.
WP7 – Mango Is a Go
Just a quick heads up for all Windows Phone 7 owners that the Mango update that makes your phone essentially Windows Phone 7.5 is finally being rolled out across the US /Canada and the rest of the world today. Unlike Apple though this is not a universal release to all phone owners as the individual carriers are the ones pushing it out. Reports show that it is going to be a staggered release so don’t fret if you do not receive an update notification today as it might arrive in the coming weeks. Of course you can just force install the update if you want but do so at your own risk.
