Monthly Archives: October 2012

Did Apple and Google really spend more on patents than R&D? Yes – but it’s not all it seems

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Ian Betteridge

There’s been a meme doing the rounds based on the New York Times’ story on “the iEconomy” which claims that in 2011, both Google and Apple spent more on patent protection than R&D. This, on the face of it, looks … Continue reading →

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Why comfort and familiarity are features

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Ian Betteridge

Techpinions – It’s Good to be Back on the iPhone: Often I heard the battle cry from the Android community complaining that the iPhone 5 was just not innovative enough and lacked many of the cutting edge features common on … Continue reading →

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Google needs some “developers, developers, developers”

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Ian Betteridge

Battle Of The Tablet Business Models: Windows 8 And The Microsoft Surface: As an aside, compare Microsoft’s stewardship of Windows with how Google has treated Android. Google has created a world class operating system in Android but they have done … Continue reading →

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