fedverm...wonderful post. I spent most of last night reading just about everything on GetJar's website plus links. I was going to post a few(what I thought were relevant) points about the industry & vertical allignment among other things. I'm on the west coast so you beat me to it. Alot of very interesting points in the FAQ's & older news releases - particularily the DEC. 22 release. Ilja's (CEO) comment on the closed systems(Apple) are right on the money IMO. Apple can reap the rewards from early entry, but in the future will not be doing themselves a favor with a closed system. Look at iMac non intel processors(for so many years) & microsoft windows closed source code for examples. It's all about opening your product to as many markets as possible with the least amount of delay/beaurocracy IMO.
So, yes...great post. I encourage people to read up on the industry & where it's headed & look at mergers & JV's. Openwave's partnership recently with GetJar a great read...
Heck, we may be way off base on this GetJar thing, but it has already made me a more knowledgable person in regards to the industry...GLTA