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Season 2 of the 361 Degrees podcast — Episode 7

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S02 E07 – The Challenge For Handset Makers (mp3)

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This week the team re-cap a round-table discussion we were invited to, discussing the challenges and possible solutions for handset manufacturers in the future:

  • Ewan notes Apple’s increasing ‘mind-share dominance’ which exists quite separate to their market share.
  • Rafe longs for beautiful hardware and innovation in material sciences.
  • Ben notes it’s the networks preventing people from painlessly operating several handsets, switching according to occasion.

This is our last episode of 2011. Thanks for listening! We’ll be back in January.

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