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Segmenting Virtual Reality
When you say virtual reality today, most people think of Oculus VR. They singlehandedly resuscitated the ‘90s flash-in-the-pan that was virtual reality (with no small help from Moore’s Law). But the space is developing quickly and there are multiple segments emerging with very different capabilities, price points and challenges: PC VR – the Oculus Rift…
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A Dispatch from Cloud City
A few end of the year observations from Cloud City (aka Seattle): Image via TK769 Cloud Infrastructure AWS remains a beast. Yet a chink in their armor is emerging… Azure has become the clear challenger to AWS. The much maligned Mr. Ballmer is not getting credit for Microsoft’s embrace and execution on cloud. Unlike most…
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The Hole in Android and Google’s Double Pony Problem
Android is on fire and Gartner predicts it will be the number two mobile operating system worldwide this year, surpassing Apple and RIMM, but behind the seemingly immortal Symbian. Google embraced the ubiquity strategy and it is working. But they’re getting a free pass on whether it makes money on the assumption that Android handset…