Sunday, January 29, 2012
Well, Nokia is making a comeback in Indian market atleast in the low-end segment. The recent rupee depreciation compelled the Indian phone brands to hike the price of low-end models, thereby losing the market grip. Nokia not only made a comeback in the low-end segment but has also gained a remarkable lead in the dual-SIM phones segment. According to a media research, multi-SIM shipments accounted 54 per cent of the total handsets market during November 2011 in the country. Nokia is leading the race with 19 per cent market share, followed by Micromax (7.1 per cent) and Karbonn (6.9 per cent).
Sunday, January 29, 2012 0
Today I found interesting case study of Pagalguy.com created by prestigious IIM Bangalore. I have read 100s of case studies (not by choice) during my stay at International Management Institute, premier B School in India. I primilarly read Harvard Case studies which are treat to read. Few points that I found worth sharing on this:
1. Ill written. I have seen few case studies developed by our Indian B -schools but none of them come closer to Harvard case studies.
2. Looks like marketing document of Pagalguy. Main purpose of case study is to discuss the company, challenges facedby it and a situation on brainstorm upon. I found these key points missing. Apart from reading, I could not find a way to discuss it in my classroom.
3. Document touches only how the organization started, I would like to challenge about future. Don't you want students to discuss future and strategy required of dot com space in India.
4. Far too much advertising rate info. I know numbers are important to make case study but too many numbers make it a mess. Students will find hard time to make sense out of that information.
5. No lesson learnt. I personally feel reading one page wikipedia like page on pagalguy.com would be more useful than wasting my time on that 13 page note.
Conclusion: I know it is easy to criticize but our world class B-schools need to work on producing some serious quality case studies to make impact at global stage.
According to 9to5Mac, "reliable sources" at Foxconn tell the blog that workers are gearing up to start production on the iPhone 5. At this point, however, there are several models floating around, so it remains to be seen what the final version will entail, but they all include a few similar features.
During an earnings call yesterday, Apple said it sold 37.04 million iPhones during the fourth quarter, and CEO Tim Cook said the 4S was the most popular version.
Saturday, January 14, 2012
The ultra low-cost Aakash tablet is mainly aimed at students and focusses on overhauling the Indian education through technology. The government is already providing the Aakash tablet at a subsidised price of Rs. 1,730. Soon, you will get the tablet on rent in your college libraries. The device will feature pre-loaded video lectures for subjects such as engineering, science and humanities. The duration of rental will be decided by the respective college. According to reports, the government aims to provide the Aakash tablet to about 220 million school and college students. The move is likely to help the government reach its target.
The government has already distributed about 10,000 units of Aakash since its launch in 2010. However, the units have been given on undertaking that they will return them after using for some months. The government has now set its sights on the Aakash 2, the upgraded version of the Aakash tablet.
The commercial version of the Aakash tablet, UbiSlate 7 has already sold out. The UbiSlate 7+, the upgraded version of the UbiSlate 7, is also sold out till February. There's no word from DataWind on when it will resume pre-booking for the UbiSlate 7. Meanwhile, DataWind has urged the customers to be more patient as it works to deliver the tablet within stipulated period of time.
Saturday, January 14, 2012 1
“Since internet connectivity has become a basic necessity these days, Airport Metro Express is facilitating its commuters with Wi-Fi connection. Frequent air travellers, especially business executives will find this facility useful as they can surf the internet or check emails as they wait for their trains. The Delhi Airport Express is at par with the international standard, as the Airport Express line in Hong Kong also boasts of Wi-Fi connectivity, which is a paid facility”.
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