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Try as I might to find objective data in their financials to show the slowing of the platform, I found it difficult to observe any cracks in the iOS money-making machine. Apple is continuing to spend fewer dollars as a percentage of revenue on both marketing and engineering (the easy way to tell at a macro level that an at-scale tech franchise is sucking wind), and their integrated approach continues to win the hearts and minds of the US consumer thus keeping legions of developers working first on iOS and later on Android. Read More
Tag(s):PayPal today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Zong, the mobile carrier-billing leader, for approximately $240 million in cash. This is a strategic move for PayPal, designed to deepen its leadership in eCommerce payments and further define it as a major player in mobile payments. Read More
Tag(s):Jeff Atwood’s (@codinghorror) blog about the movie “Groundhog Day” got me thinking much more deeply about A/B testing, a powerful tool in a set of tools that enable a new generation of nimble startups to compete effectively against the big Internet players. Read More
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