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Podcast: Microsoft’s mobile dilemma

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

I joined Rene Ritchie on his Vector Podcast to discuss Microsoft, Nokia, Apple, IBM, Samsung and more.

Literally the minute we hung up, news broke that Microsoft was acquiring Nokia, so we jumped back on for a few more minutes of instant-analysis.

Rene was a great interviewer (even if he let me ramble!), and I hope you enjoy listening.

Links from the show:

  • If Steve Ballmer ran Apple
  • If Apple is disrupted, will we blame Tim Cook?
  • BlackBerry and Nokia’s fundamental failing
  • C is for Changing my Mind
  • Why iPhone 4C didn’t make sense but iPhone 5C just might
  • Microsoft buys Nokia
  • The deal that makes no sense
  • High Density 3: Staying hungry with Ben Thompson

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