Posts Tagged ‘Larry Dignan’
Piper Jaffray Forecasts 50% Market Share For Android
Piper Jaffray, an investment banking firm that earned $7.4 million in net income last quarter, is betting on Android in a big way.? Today, Piper Jaffray predicted that Android’s market share will pass the 50 percent mark in the next five years. Don’t look for the rise to the halfway mark to happen all at once.? The report explained, “We estimate Google will control 14.9% of the smartphone market through Android in 2010, growing to 23.2% in 2012.” Meanwhile, Apple’s market share is also supposed to increase, hitting 17.6 percent in 2012. Here’s the key thing, though: according to Larry Dignan , Piper Jaffray stated, “Ultimately, we believe Android is likely to control over half of the smartphone market in the next five years.
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Google, Adobe May Bring Together Chrome, Flash
Google and Adobe may be set to grow a lot closer.? A new report claims that the two companies will announce a partnership tomorrow, and that the deal will entail some form of bundling between Chrome and Flash. This rumor has at least two points in its favor.? First, Adobe Reader is already part of Google Pack , meaning there’s a precedent of sorts for the two companies working together in this manner.? Second, Larry Dignan described the people who tipped him to the development as “reliable sources.” So on to the heart of the matter.? Dignan wrote, “Chrome already works with Flash, but the announcement may include future versions of the Chrome browser or may focus on Google’s Chrome operating system.” Dignan also theorized, “If Google is bundling Chrome and Flash in a deeper partnership it could indicate that the two parties are drawing a line in the sand against Apple.”? Especially given the timing of this deal in relation to the release of the iPad
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Google, Adobe May Bring Together Chrome, Flash
