With the launch of the G1 from Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) , the coming introduction of the BlackBerry Bold and the maturation of the iPhone, more and more of us will be living off this new mobile platform. A recent study by ABI research is predicting the crossover between notebooks and smartphones will happen in 2013 -- or 5 years from now, which agrees with my own projections. This will mean a significant shift. The last shift like this was when we moved from mainframes to PCs and IBM (NYSE: IBM) was replaced by Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) at the top of the IT pile.
This change is likely to shift the hierarchy as well, and both Google and Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) are shooting for the top spot, but only Google is currently positioned properly to take it and, unlike IBM, Microsoft is planning to put up a huge fight.
Let's talk about the competition for the next platform, why Microsoft is at risk, and why Google is blending Chrome and Android in a Microsoft-like strategy to take out Microsoft.
We'll end with our product of the week, a product I wish I'd thought of that can make sure all those pictures on your PC aren't going to go away if you lose a hard drive or catch a nasty PC virus .
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