I'm off to Shanghai with Yap for a few days to go see an exhibit. Really psyched to go back to Shanghai haven't been there for a few years. Been checking the weather and it seems that it will be really cold... Anyway I hope we see a lot of opportunities and also to check up on my shobe who is there to study Chinese. I've decided to leave my notebook as I'm already bringing so many things [mainly jackets ;-)] I'll probably be posting using my 838 if I've the time. I better turn in... so I'm well rested for tomorrow's trip.
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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