Google, Turkeys, and Eagles
February 20, 2011
We have to revisit this turkey eagle metaphor.
“Google’s vice president of engineering Vic Gundotra has attacked both Nokia and Microsoft with a bird analogy: ‘two turkeys do not make an eagle.’”
Google attacks Nokia and Microsoft with bird analogy via Twitter just days before the official announcement on February 11, 2011, that Microsoft and Nokia will join forces, adopting Windows Phone 7 as the primary platform for Nokia’s line of high-end smartphones. Nokia has infamously lagged behind other phone manufacturers in the smartphone race.
The truth is that Apple’s iPhone sets the pace with their integrated package – phone and OS. Google’s Android platform comes on a variety of smartphones and providers, allowing it to seize a sizeable share of the market. Meanwhile, Microsoft is once again late to the party, hoping the partnership with an ailing Nokia will make them a player in the market. Unless Microsoft shakes things up, this could be the Zune all over again.
What’s the next metaphor? What’s the next revolution?
Emily Aldridge, February 20, 2011
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