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别了,欧洲的手机   继摩托罗拉被谷歌收购之后,上周,索尼爱立信(下称“索爱”)也发生巨变:索尼以10.7亿欧元从爱立信手上收购了索爱50%的股份。索爱终于告别混血儿身份,变成一家纯粹的日企了。   这是一个意料之中又是意料之外的结局。说意料之中,是因为索爱长期以来的低迷和不景气,市场上早有股权变化的传言。   大家早就意识到,一个50%∶50%的合资结构,对于促进索爱的复苏,尤其加快其决策流程、产品上市速度并无明显优势。比如在中国市场,索爱在新品推出及响应运营商需求方面,实在不敢恭维。   意料之外是,每有类似传言出来,股东双方总要严肃澄清。直到去年10月,爱立信CEO卫翰斯还强调不会放弃索爱。据笔者了解,今年年初内部全球战略会议上,爱立信还再次明确对索爱的支持,强调了维持当时股权结构的意愿。   但不出几个月,风云突变。爱立信卖出索爱股份,不仅意味着,“从一开始就投身于手机业务”的爱立信彻底退出手机市场,更是欧洲企业在手机领域又一次撤退。   这是手机行业技术和市场变迁的结局。之前已经发生过一轮,不过当时遭受冲击的是日企。比如,从2G过渡到3G后的2006年前后,松下、东芝、三菱、NEC等品牌相继退出中国市场。索尼只是借由牵手爱立信,保留了火种。   相比之下,此轮手机产业重心转移更具有指标意义。因为,西门子、诺基亚、爱立信、飞利浦等曾经叱咤风云的欧洲品牌,如今只有诺基亚还在苦苦挣扎。尽管诺基亚在上周发布了两款生死攸关的Windows Phone产品,但前途依然未卜。   掐指算起来,目前活跃在手机市场舞台的,只剩下两股主流势力:一是以苹果、黑莓、摩托罗拉为代表的美国公司。当然,其中最活跃的,毫无争议的是苹果,黑莓和摩托罗拉目前更像配角。   另一方则是亚洲手机企业群。它以三星、HTC为代表,当然包括众多中国企业,比如华为、中兴等。这股势力正悄悄壮大,越战越勇,在国际舞台上熠熠生辉。   市场咨询公司Canalys近期报告显示,根据三季度智能手机出货量预测,HTC已经成为美国第一大智能手机厂商,第二是三星,第三才是苹果,而就全球市场来说,三星表现强劲,已成全球第一大智能手机厂商。   一位长期跟踪手机行业的专业人士认为,这正体现出手机行业的重心从欧洲向亚洲的转移,而且体现了一个很有意思的规律:终端、消费电子领域,往往是欧美人发明发现,但越到后来,越成为亚洲人的天下,比如电视、电脑、游戏机都是这个趋势,现在是手机,下一个有可能是Pad。   这也从一个层面反映出不同地区的不同产业优势。上述人士认为,欧美更具创新环境,其中包括创新精神、产权保护、人才集中,但制造能力有限,更适合产品研发和生产前期;亚洲则是复制和制造能力强,适合应对大批量和微创新(比如外部设计、细分市场)等更为快速的市场。   当然,这并不意味着,掌控全球手机、PC、数码等消费性电子的亚洲,可以主导整个产业,因为,表面颓败的欧美巨头,正在逐步隐退幕后,朝着IT、通讯业的基础设施领域转移。未来,它们与亚洲之间,有望形成一个互补的产业格局。
官方称 PlayBook 2.0 将延迟到明年二月 BGR reported exclusive details of RIM’s upcoming BBX-based smartphone code-named the BlackBerry Colt earlier this year, and we have since heard that there is going to be a big emphasis on video calling with the company’s first super smartphone. This obviously means the device will feature a front-facing camera. As far as the BlackBerry PlayBook goes, RIM recently demoed OS 2.0 for the PlayBook, an update to the original OS that brings Android app compatibility along with native email and PIM access. As we reported before, however, there were tremendous obstacles that have prevented Research In Motion from shipping native email, calendar, contacts, BlackBerry Messenger, and other core system apps on the new QNX-based operating system. RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie said during the company’s last earnings call that the PlayBook would see an update in October but unfortunately, RIM is still struggling with these challenges. Hit the break for more. RIM has never allowed more than one device PIN per BlackBerry account, so it hasn’t been possible to use both your smartphone and PlayBook PIN for your email or BlackBerry Messenger at the same time. We have heard that RIM is trying to take a page out of Apple’s new iMessage service and make BlackBerry Messenger work much the same way on both your BlackBerry and PlayBook, but “that isn’t happening” according to our source, and right now RIM’s solution involves “two independent BlackBerry Messenger apps with different contact lists.” This issue, combined with others, has caused the release of PlayBook OS 2.0 to be delayed until mid-February 2012, we have been told. One specific date we have heard is February 17th. It also see***ike employees within RIM aren’t exactly excited about this new OS update, but we’ll have to wait for it to be released to give it a go ourselves. A RIM spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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