Comments on: Nokia Siemens Acquires Apertio For €140m http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/03/nokia-siemens-acquires-apertio-for-e140m/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:06:00 -0800 hourly 1 By: List of Q1 2008 Web/Internet/Technology Acquisitions » The StartUp Blog at PartnerUp http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/03/nokia-siemens-acquires-apertio-for-e140m/comment-page-1/#comment-2691472 List of Q1 2008 Web/Internet/Technology Acquisitions » The StartUp Blog at PartnerUp Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:07:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/03/nokia-siemens-acquires-apertio-for-e140m/#comment-2691472 [...] is a mobile network management provider. Press Release | TechCrunch | NY [...] [...] is a mobile network management provider. Press Release | TechCrunch | NY [...]

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]]> By: other http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/03/nokia-siemens-acquires-apertio-for-e140m/comment-page-1/#comment-1897419 other Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:05:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/03/nokia-siemens-acquires-apertio-for-e140m/#comment-1897419 good web 2.0 story.... good web 2.0 story….

]]> By: Live Crunch http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/03/nokia-siemens-acquires-apertio-for-e140m/comment-page-1/#comment-1897406 Live Crunch Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:53:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/03/nokia-siemens-acquires-apertio-for-e140m/#comment-1897406 Damn! 140 Mils in Euro ....some people really can spend money. I bet my soft. comp is worth billion since we are no.1 in usa :) Damn! 140 Mils in Euro ….some people really can spend money. I bet my soft. comp is worth billion since we are no.1 in usa :)

]]> By: Tostada-man http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/03/nokia-siemens-acquires-apertio-for-e140m/comment-page-1/#comment-1897353 Tostada-man Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:13:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/03/nokia-siemens-acquires-apertio-for-e140m/#comment-1897353 C'mon, people: Can someone please use simple terms when describing the function of a company, please? "...customer management tools to mobile operators, as well as “convergence” tools that enable the delivery of multimedia content to handsets. Apertio’s “One” suite also caters to the growing Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO) market...." Is that, like, pop-corn or baby oil, or...what the heck is that supposed to mean. It would be easier if someone just said: "This company makes software so you'll know how many people are using cell phones and how much battery life is in those puppies. Simplicity would be such a commendable language goal.... C’mon, people:

Can someone please use simple terms when describing the function of a company, please?

“…customer management tools to mobile operators, as well as “convergence” tools that enable the delivery of multimedia content to handsets. Apertio’s “One” suite also caters to the growing Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO) market….”

Is that, like, pop-corn or baby oil, or…what the heck is that supposed to mean. It would be easier if someone just said: “This company makes software so you’ll know how many people are using cell phones and how much battery life is in those puppies.

Simplicity would be such a commendable language goal….

]]> By: Jon http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/03/nokia-siemens-acquires-apertio-for-e140m/comment-page-1/#comment-1897339 Jon Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:00:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/03/nokia-siemens-acquires-apertio-for-e140m/#comment-1897339 This is interesting to me because I think consolidation is the only way left to grow and expand market share in the cell phone industry... to say it's saturated would be an understatement. I know of Nokia and I know of Siemens but I didn't know they where now one in the same... unless this is a venture bent on acquisition of mutual self-interest. Jon This is interesting to me because I think consolidation is the only way left to grow and expand market share in the cell phone industry… to say it’s saturated would be an understatement. I know of Nokia and I know of Siemens but I didn’t know they where now one in the same… unless this is a venture bent on acquisition of mutual self-interest.

Jon

]]> By: Shalom http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/03/nokia-siemens-acquires-apertio-for-e140m/comment-page-1/#comment-1897235 Shalom Thu, 03 Jan 2008 12:41:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/03/nokia-siemens-acquires-apertio-for-e140m/#comment-1897235 Mobile content delivery software are a dime a dozen and not worth much. They were eight years ago when there were not too many engineers up to date on how to do software for mobiles. Much of the mobile software development has always been smoke and mirrors stuff and the revenue streams, even if based on revenue share, dismal, and amplified if you have only four customers, like this one seems to have. I hope Nokia bought something really extraordinary software-wise that would justify the price they paid for the company. Mobile content delivery software are a dime a dozen and not worth much.

They were eight years ago when there were not too many engineers up to date on how to do software for mobiles.

Much of the mobile software development has always been smoke and mirrors stuff and the revenue streams, even if based on revenue share, dismal, and amplified if you have only four customers, like this one seems to have.

I hope Nokia bought something really extraordinary software-wise that would justify the price they paid for the company.

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