Pad Members x Exclusive Events
Pad Members have a range of access to our facilities and services, but one of the main perks are our exclusive events.
These events allow for exclusive networking and guest speaker presentations, allowing both intriguing information and informative material, beneficial to - if not all, most - of the community (web and app developers, seasoned entrepreneurs, software development, marketing and brand management teams, and more!)
This week’s Pad Exclusive Events features a presentation on “The Battle of Eco Systems” led by Dr. Richard Windsor. This event will be held on Wednesday, June 25th. Come early at 5:15pm to network and enjoy light appetizers, beer and wine before the presentation which begins promptly at 5:30pm in The Boardroom.
ABOUT THE TALK:
Ecosystems are becoming more sophisticated as users do more and with their devices. Consequently, how one ecosystem differs from another is becoming less obvious. Radio Free Mobile believes iOS continues to gain in strength while Google is still struggling with software problems. The lead challengers are Microsoft, Xiaomi and Yahoo! all of whom have a lot to do.
One has to be good at bits or bytes to succeed in Android. Those with an ecosystem (bytes) desired by users, an edge in hardware (bits), technology or huge scale can make a decent living but everyone else is fighting for the scraps. Of these Google and Xiaomi have the best outlook for succeeding in the ecosystem while Samsung is now being driven by its component supply businesses. Of the public companies, Google remains the most attractive but RFM thinks that the downside risk in Samsung has now passed.
Microsoft’s position is difficult but not impossible. Nadella’s mission, which he has decided to accept, is three fold. 1) Control legacy, 2) Bring the ecosystem to life and 3) Merge Digital Work and Digital Life. Microsoft must reverse its share declines in mobile, make its ecosystems delightful and fix its marketing in order to succeed. Fortunately, the shares of Microsoft are attractive even it blows Missions 2 and 3.
ABOUT DR. RICHARD WINDSOR & RADIO FREE MOBILE
Radio Free Mobile is an independent research producer specialising in the digital and mobile ecosystem.
1) A freely available blog that covers the Mobile Handset and handset software space but will also wander into the areas of internet, IPR and the like when relevant.
2) An in depth research product that helps clients to understand and evaluate the players in the digital ecosystem. This product is available on a subscription basis and is currently sold to a range of some of the largest players in the digital ecosystem. RFM has subscribers in the handset, telecom operator, semiconductor industry and internet industries. (click here for more details)
Radio Free Mobile is the land of the one man band. This blog is researched, written, owned, operated and maintained by Dr Richard Windsor PhD CFA. Dr W. also makes the tea.
During Richard's 11 years at Nomura Securities, Richard focused on the equity coverage of the Global Technology sector in Equities. For the first 8 years he covered Global Telecom Equipment as a lead analyst and included Nokia, Motorola, Lucent, Qualcomm, Ericsson, Filtronic, Alcatel-Lucent among his company coverage. During that time, Richard began looking at Handset software and over a period of 5 years became an industry leader in the space. As a result he was regularly consulted by small companies, start-ups, VCs and the like for strategic input and views on where both the mobile phone industry and the handset software space were headed. Richard has always strived to maintain an independent and objective view and would not pull any punches when concerns arose about the viability of a company or an idea.
