Post on 20-Jun-2015
Disruptive Docks
How the Break in Mobile Technology Will Effect the Market
The Dock
Google, Oracle and Motorola have combined their technologies to create the next mobile
necessity planning to sweep the market.
Motorola Atrix
The Atrix
This new dock is a shell; once the Motorola Atrix cellular device is plugged into it, users are then able to expand the capabilities of
the mobile phone.
Capabilities
The new dock allows users to expand the area used by the Smartphone by adding a full display screen comparable to that of a laptop.
Peripherals such as USB, HDMI and mouse are able to plug into the dock as well
The dock also has an A/C power adapter which will allow you to charge the phone as well as keep the dock active.
How do organizations plan for this inevitable event
If the organization is a step behind, they wait for it to come out, buy it, then reverse engineer it to make a product they want.
Or the organization starts making a similar product and try releasing it before Motorola device does.
THE IMPACT
Software Companies
Attempt to rewrite their current
programs and applications to run on the Android Operating
SystemIncrease Costs
Education
Teachers will have to find online educational applications that are
compatible with the docking systems
Current Applications used for Educational Purposes are only
compatible with Windows and Mac
Increase of Cloud computing
Software typically restricted to a desktop setting will be available anywhere there is a
3G or wireless connection
3G network traffic will increase rapidly over the next few years, causing congestion in heavily populated areas
Impact of Android and other smartphones
Benefits to Corporations
Easy, low cost way to gain additional market share through advertising and mobile apps
Android has a very low barrier to entry due to the open source nature of the operating system versus the proprietary nature of the iPhone
Winners!
Cellular Companies
Can offer internet and wireless services in one combined service plan
Business will grow dramatically as long as the Smartphone docks catch on
like suspected
Developers of Mobile Applications
Producers of Femtocells (indoor 3G stations that boots signal
strength and reception)
Losers!
Will have to rewrite their applications so they can run on the
android operating system
Software Companies
Disadvantages to Corporations
Possible need to hire those with expertise in mobile technology
Investments in technology beat out by the new trend of cloud computing will fail
Cell phone carriers will need to dump even more capital into their networks to ensure stability
Disadvantages
If Cell phone is lost or broken, then you would not
have a laptop.
Minimal storage capacity since all the memory is stored solely on the cell
phone
Short Battery-Life since laptop dock
runs on the charge of the cell phone
Popular programs like Microsoft Office will not be compatible with the
new dock
Sources
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/library/os-cloud-android/index.html (Cloud Computing Article)
http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/46936 (Business Benefits of Android)
http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/11/15/us-telecoms-femtocells-idUSTRE6AE28O20101115 (Article on 3G congestion and the Femtocell market)