Re: weapons in setting a global standard ?

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: : : In the fight about setting the standard : : : for the operating systems for the Wireless Internet, : : : does anybody know exactly what kind of weapons Micro- : : : soft, Symbian and Palm use in that race ? : : Hello Trine, this was a tricky question. : : If you are interested in what weapons microsoft use, I think the best source is the ongoing trial; states vs Microsoft : : Generally, different ways of partnering and alliances is being used more an more now, both for winning the fight for the operating system, but also for other fights : : When Microsoft launched Windows CE, I think it was three years ago, at Comdex, the launch was being done together with 50 hardware manufacturers. : : Microsoft has an ongoing relationship with a number of manufacturers, and that relationship is being widened by adding the handheld operating system to the portfolio. : : In that context, the name handheld PC, which is Microsofts name for the handheld computer, fits well into the existing architecture. : : A couple of years ago, Microsoft tried to implement the same business logic in the wireless arena. : : Microsoft saw an opportunity, and/or a threat, from the wireless vendors, turning the wireless terminal into an media device, and they were rigt. : : We then saw Bill Gates visiting the nordic countries, shaking hands with the CEO of Ericsson and Nokia, smiling. : : One of the results of that was MC12 and MC16 from Ericsson (a windows CE terminal bundlerd with a phone). : : In the center of this events, Psion was losing market share. After a year with lower and lower stockprices, a contact was created between Psion and Ericsson/Nokia. : : Then Symbian was launched. Later Motoroloa joined the Symbian Team, and now lately, Matsushita (Panasonic) joined. : : By launching Symbian, Microsoft was proveked, and a short time later, Microsoft launched wirelessknowledge together with Qualcom. : : Even though Symbian and Microsoft are still fighting for the operating system, Microsoft joined the WAP forum in May. : : Coopetition is another word for the weapons used today; compete in some areas, cooperate in some other. : : Then we have 3Com with its Palm. 3Com has not obeyed the standard rules of the game. : : Until lateley Palm had a very closed value chain. : : 3Com controls the operating system : : 3Com produces the unit (but have just opened for licensing of the operating system) : : 3Com has created their own protocol for information servcies : : 3Com has a gateway that you have to use to access their information services using their technology : : So 3Com is controlling most of the value chain internally, playing a different game than the others. : : The only areas that is open for external entities is software and content, and now lately licensing the operating system. : : I hope this gave you a nice overview. : : You could also write the article: Colliding worlds: http://www.mobic.com/news/9903/colliding_worlds.htm : : I am curious why you ask this question. Are you doing any research? : Hi Tore Storødegård, : Thank you for the response to my question. I'm at the moment writing my thesis from the : Copenhagen Business school and the subject is the battle : for the standard. I was told that Palm was not that : great a threat and that it was basically Symbian and : Microsoft? At the moment I don't quite understand what : exactly part Bluetooth and WAP plays in this battle : or if they are operating on a totally different level : than the operating systems, wheather it is vital for : the two companies to be a member of them and in such : case how that would help? : I have read your article Colliding Worlds and find it : very interesting, and would like to hear more. : Thank you again for your time : Best, : Trine

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