LeWeb in 2012 has been dominated by devices and operating systems

Kevin Systrom, Instagram CEO at LeWeb 2012 in Paris. LeWeb is now so big that it’s as much about the global tech industry and the big names we all know as it is about what’s happening in France or even the rest of Europe. It has been and still is an agenda-setting event.

So on the day that Instagram pulled its integration with Twitter, Kevin Systrom, the CEO of Instagram, told LeWeb that the two companies would still work together in some way, Nokia launched a new Lumia 620 (and scored for the best-looking stand of the day), a budget phone for consumers who want Windows 8, and we heard about the importance of connecting services such as Shazam, Deezer and Endomondo to a larger platform (for which read global social media powerhouse Facebook). Read more »