Is there a notable trend seen across products over a period of time indicating that apps and mobile devices are having an impact in today's products? Is there a clear evidence of products released incorporating mobile devices and applications that did not have this integration before. Also, has there been a substitution of products, making them obsolete, in favour of apps?
Identifying the key driving factors that make mobile applications successful. What brought about its success? This can be answered by looking into articles and journals of writers currently discussing the topic of mobile applications?
What are the views of the people that are affected by products? Firstly, the views of the consumer will be taken to understand why they value mobile devices and applications. Are they consciously adopting apps in favour of more traditional products? Then, the views and opinions of the industry will be analysed. This splits further into two groups, as the value and impact of mobile devices and apps will differ to designers and engineers than it does to the owners and directors of these companies.