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Mobiles in India: New developments

The next battlefield for eyeballs is not your desktop. It’s your mobile phone. The advertisements claim that Mobile phone is the nearest thing to a computer. The user experience may belie this fact but then let the ads claim whatever … Continue reading

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Mobiles in India: A rip off!

I have the numbers finally. Something that I have been alleging but could never get the right numbers because it was impossible to break in through the opaque structures. Roaming charges have a rip off for years. I was wondering … Continue reading

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Late night thoughts

Hutch has finally made a deal with the Vodafone (and supping with the devil). Vodafone would have something exciting to show to it’s shareholders and the the man in the eye of the storm until recently, Arun Sarin, would feel … Continue reading

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British Telecom firms

Scoring the need for “expansion”, Brit firms have been expanding in the Indian Telecom “party”. Much of the talk is focussed on the expanding user base (at the rate of 6 million subscribers per month- you must be bullshitting me). … Continue reading

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Orkut communities

It’s interesting to see and read about people bashing Dataone online using the same ISP to connect to the online communities! I saw one for Hutch and the movement to spearhead the “broadband revolution” in India. In my opinion, it … Continue reading

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Hutch: Sell off

Ending two months of speculation, Vodafone enters India by buying out Hutch’s stake at $19 billion dollars. The Essars of the world have got a good deal. In my opinion, Hutch has been over valued; I have a reason to … Continue reading

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Apple iPhone

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } This is from the “iconic” Steve Jobs who has a master stragetist behind marketing Apple’s products. … Continue reading

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