Just left Factory #2. It's 7:25pm ETA to Quanzhou City 1 Hour. There's a slight rumbly in my belly, but I'm used to it. I think the 2.5 Hours spent at Factory#2 were productive and well spent. I've confirmed 3 new designs (1 Rubber Shoes; 2 Sandals); also developed an additional 3 new designs (1 Sandal; 2 Rubber Shoes). Hopefully I get the prototypes soon, so I can decide on them. Tomorrow we're supposed to go to 2 more Factories (High Priority) and after that... I'll be doing some 'Speed Visiting' which means going to as many factories as possible. Though this sounds simple: it is physically and mentally draining. The most I've been to is I think 8 Factories in a day. Not pleasant but an accepted part of doing business.
So which is it? Nokia (NOK) and Microsoft (MSFT) announced a partnership today. Both lumbering companies have been in some trouble with their smartphone divisions. Both have been loosing market share to Apple, Android and Blackberry in recent years. WindowsMobile (previously PocketPC and currently WindowsPhone) once the dominant mobile OS, yes folks before the iPhone came into power Microsoft slowly but surely killed of it’s main competitor palm OS, which was acquired by hp last year and is now barely a sliver of a shadow of it’s former former former self. Just this week hp/palm unveiled 2 new smartphones the palm Pre 3 and Veer, as well as their entry into the tablet space with the TouchPad. hp being one of the top computer manufacturers at the moment has the resources to use and spread webOS like a creamy peanut butter across all markets they are in. By being one of MSFT’s biggest customers now suddenly not using Windows7 (still MSFT’s tablet OS of choice) and churning out comp...
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