Monday, February 11, 2008
Mobile World Congress - day 1
Usually, day 1 at the show is slow because people fly in on Monday and there is an incredible line to get in (which forces half of the people to actually get into the show only in the afternoon). This year was no different, although I saw more people than usual (which is a good sign for the industry).Things I noticed (in order of importance):
- Funambol won the Mobile Monday Peer Award representing mighty Silicon Valley (take that, Matt :-)) Ok, it is not that important for the industry, but it is very good for us... I had the opportunity to get on stage and thank mom, plus I got a free ticket to Malaysia, which makes it even sweeter.
- Microsoft bought Danger. This is huge. Microsoft is in a corner and they are trying to get out as quickly as they can. Very aggressive, with Yahoo and Danger. It is all about mobile, baby. That's where the action is these days.
- Android is everywhere. Everybody is talking about it and there is some hardware now attached to the OS. Nothing special, but it is the talk of the show (for example, Samsung said they will have a phone in 2009, which is huge). Thanks to that, Mobile Linux is even more present. The LiMo Foundation is announcing 18 phones based on its platform. Trolltech is talking about Webkit integrated with QT. MOBILE OPEN SOURCE IS EVERYWHERE. Awesome.
- Sony Ericsson announced a Windows Mobile phone. Odd.
Posted by Fabrizio at 12:36
1 Comments:
Sony Ericsson announced a Windows Mobile phone. Odd.
Not really. They seem to have lost faith in their strategy, what they are doing.
They don't seem to feel too well with Nokia-dominated Symbian, and maybe they haven't been bitten by the Linux, yet?
On the other hand, WinMob and RIM is ass US market seems to be about. I think that is odd. Closed and even more closed :-)
Any way, maybe SE just wants a deal with a US carrier with this new device?
Just my 2 cents..
