Tag Archives: Saverio Romeo
Apple cutting orders for iPhone parts indicates weakness says Frost & Sullivan
Rating: Frost & Sullivan dares to say Samsung is the new Apple
It’s a bit of a taboo subject – just like Jimmy Saville’s antics, but industry analysts are finally admitting that Apple’s star is waning. And Samsung has taken over. The first clear indication of this are reports that Apple has cut orders for iPhone parts. But the signs have been there before. As one GoMo reader pointed out, when we reported Nokia’s discounting of the Lumia 920 here as a sign of weakness, Apple had done virtually the same thing in Canada – offering the iPhone 5 free on contract and nobody mentioned it. (See Comments to this story). Continue reading
Posted in Apple, Samsung, mobile news
Tagged Apple, frost & sullivan, Samsung, Saverio Romeo
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Europe unites behind Google vs Apple
Rating: Even Olivetti comes out of the woodwork
Apparently Google has just put out an impressive set of figures for its Q1 2011 results. The million dollar question, however, is how does this news affect the smartphone sector where Google’s presence is rapidly being felt? GoMo News has looked at the response put out by leading market analyst, Frost & Sullivan, and we have to admit we agree with a lot of the company’s findings. Significantly F&S’s Saverio Romeo highlights the role played by the European telecoms ecosystem in pumping up the significance of Google’s Android. It’s an old rivalry thing and European companies are obviously jealous of Silicon Valley company – Apple – which has come out of apparently nowhere to dominate the smartphone sector with just two years. Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Apple, android, google, nokia
Tagged Apple, Archos, brand, frost & sullivan, google, nokia, Olipad, Olivetti, Saverio Romeo
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