Is this the year of mobile? (Small Business E-commerce Link Digest – January 9, 2010)
Peter Kim thinks 2010 is the year of mobile. I think 2009 already was. In either case, to quote the old song, something’s happenin’ here. Want proof? Check out this week’s links:
- Mobile phones have been a big deal during CES the last few years. This year’s no exception. PC World has a recap.
- ATT&T may already have the iPhone, but they’re adding Android and WebOS models, too. Trouble in paradise?
- Why would AT&T offer Android? Well according to Read/Write Web the platform is showing big growth since launching
- The Atlantic Monthly thinks Google’s got ulterior motives in entering the mobile phone business. Thought-provoking.
- The New York Times’ Bits Blog offers one reason Google’s Nexus One will succeed.
- With all these phones floating around, lots of folks see money to be made. With that, Apple just bought mobile ad provider Quattro Wireless. Clearly, they see a future here, eh?
- Not sure which one to get for yourself? Huffington Post details the Google Nexus One features the iPhone doesn’t have. And Bill Shrink offers the following amazing comparison.
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- Of course, it’s not all sunshine and rainbows. Infoworld reports that Google is getting hit with Nexus One sales model complaints.
- And, finally, Business Week tells us that Microsoft thinks Google’s strategy is tough to pull off. Well? What did you expect them to say? Nice job?
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