The Mobile Spoon Summarizes 2011. Is It Possible That Nothing Has Changed?

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the mobile spoon 2011 summary

2011 is officially over, and boy, was that a crazy year or what?
Well, actually, despite of all the action, if you think about it – nothing has really changed this year. The winners are still winning, the losers are still losing.

The winners:

  • Samsung Galaxy – HTC? Motorola? LG? Nokia? Give Samsung a break. 2012 was the year of the Galaxy. A number of amazing models that placed Samsung at the top of the phones manufacturers pyramid.
  • Google Android - climbing to new heights in terms of sales and activations per day, but despite of all the success, Google is still looking for a bit of personality to its' successful robot, re-inventing the user interface every few months.
  • Apple iOS – iPhone 4S is disappointing? iOS 5 failed to innovate? Who cares. Users are happier than ever, Siri rocks, and iPad continues to be the undisputed king. On the other hand, the momentum is constantly slowing down; Apple lost Steve Jobs, the stock is not as happy as usual, and iOS is officially the oldest mobile OS in today's market.
  • Amazon Kindle Fire – sales are rocketing, the Fire seems to be the first true competitor to the iPad. 2012 could become the year of Amazon in mobility. On the other hand, I heard about more people who returned the Kindle Fire saying it's a crappy device than people that are actually happy with it…

The Losers:

  • RIM BlackBerry – it's hard to believe how RIM, once one of the most successful companies in the world is impotently surrendering without a fight. Try one of RIM's latest BlackBerry devices and you will understand why analysts are not giving RIM a lot of hope.
  • Microsoft Windows Phone 7 – year after year I'm writing about Microsoft's failing mobile products. I actually bought a Windows Phone 7 devices, I even like it a lot. I'm all in favor of Metro UI, yet it took me 6-7 months and then I went back using an iPhone. The apps, the user experience, the possibilities… Microsoft still has a long way to go.

The Tragic Hero:

  • Palm's webOS – I'm thinking of all the ups and downs webOS had this year,and I cannot help myself from thinking about the engineers who built webOS and how they must feel about it. A brilliant piece of work that never had a chance to make it in this cruel world.

So you see? 2011 had so much activity, and yet nothing has really changed.

Here's 2011 as it was presented here at the mobile spoon:

 

December, 2011
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November, 2011

 

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October, 2011
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  • iPhone 5 turns out to be iPhone 4S. What about all the rumors?
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) is officially released. Targeted to challenge iPad's dominance in the tablets world.
  • BlackBerry devices stop synchronizing for 3 days.
  • Steve Jobs dies

September, 2011

  
Windows 8 Tablet in the enterprise

August, 2011
HP TouchPad Effect

July, 2011

  
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June, 2011
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May, 2011

  
RIP Mobile

April, 2011
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March, 2011

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February, 2011
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  • Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) is released, targeted to challenge iPad's domination in the tablets world. (Didn't I just said that?)
  • Android activations per day reach 400,000!
Palm Pre3 vs Palm Veer

January, 2011

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What a year! So much action, yet so little have changed.

Here are some of the most popular articles of 2011:

2011 is officially over now. Thank you all for reading the mobile spoon. See you all next year!

Happy new year,

Gil Bouhnick, The Mobile Spoon.

Comments

  1. I donm't think 2012 will be a big of a change either.

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  2. O' CANADA ....

    If Canada understands in time that becoming the INNOVATION NATION can be achieved by a revolutionary eco-system instead of by the long-dead tax-rebate approach, then 2012 could be a 'different' year.....

    Try http://www.w-w-w-w.org/videos/wwww_HolisticOperaingInnovation.mp4

    Good luck Canada!

    Brian in Sweden
    Alias Sir George Dragon Slayer (knighted in Canadia Dragons' Den October 2009

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  3. O' CANADA ....

    If Canada understands in time that becoming the INNOVATION NATION can be achieved by a revolutionary eco-system instead of by the long-dead tax-rebate approach, then 2012 could be a 'different' year.....

    Try http://www.w-w-w-w.org/videos/wwww_HolisticOperatingInnovation.mp4

    Good luck Canada!

    Brian in Sweden
    Alias Sir George Dragon Slayer (knighted in Canadia Dragons' Den October 2009

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  4. Great summary! The webOS really has a great potential but I think some companies are just a better players in the industry.

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  5. Siri is definitely adored by many. :) I think if nothing had ever changed, it will still be okay. But with technology, I believe it will be impossible for everything to stay the same.

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  6. Win Phone 7 is a complete disappointed for me. Had a chance to use it for a while and don't want to take it into hands again=)

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  7. Android 4 will turn Google the only leader in mobility.

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  8. RIM has simply failed to innovate. Innovation is the name of the game nowadays. That's how great Steve Jobs' impact is.

    Mathy

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  9. I think that you are right; I think the Apple market is going to continue to dominate; however and that they will continue to lead in innovation as well. Everyone else seems to be having to play a catch-up game.

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  10. This is very complex. Can in be put into module form adn sequenced in the name of usser friendliness. Mallory

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