August 2011
7 posts
Story of two companies
Asustek started out making circuit boards for Dell. They approached dell to do Motherboards for them, offering 20% less. Dell agreed, cos revenues were unaffected, while profits increased. The deal is a Win-Win.
Asustek, then took over motherboard, the assembly, supply chain, and design, in a similar fashion. Now, Asustek goes to Bestbuy instead of Dell, offering a PC that is 20% less in price.
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Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale
The Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale divides hurricanes into five categories distinguished by the intensities of their sustained winds. SSHS for the rest of us, as described below
Category 1 - Causes damage to un-anchored mobile homes. Leaves alone your home.
Category 2 - They can lift your home, and damage windows, doors. Near-total power outages. Scattered loss of potable water.
Category 3 -...
Exiting at Top
As Legends do. Two things that I like about Steve Jobs’ resignation.
Timing - After Apple became the most valuable company in terms of market cap. Might be just to prove a point!
Philosophy - His philosophy and vision of giving only your very best!
All the very best Steve!
Google Takes Aim
By Acquiring Motorola, Google positions itself to take aim at the mobile market.
To me the most important thing is the price. This is not the price that Google pays for Motorola. It is the price that Google pays for its vision. It gives you a good idea of what is at stake in mobiles.
Below are some of the important factors in play behind this acquisition.
The patent game
My guess is that Moto...
How did Android make the iPhone better?
Though Android has been often abused, and bullied by iPhone fans, they should really thank Android for making their iPhone better.
The intention of the post is not to brag about Android, rather to highlight how an industry benefits from competition. Even the “world’s most advanced OS” benefits from its competitor.
Notifications Drawer - Now when you get the notifications drawer...
Android and Litigation
Of late there has been so much noise about android and litigation. These are my thoughts about them.
First litigation speaks more about the competition, than about android. The fact that its competitors chose to compete in court, than in market, speaks volume of Android’s success.
Second, litigation is the last straw. If Android is going to overcome this one, there is nothing much that...
