Archive For

January 2016

Go Pro Q4 15A – Hero to zero?

Reply to this post           It may already be too late for GoPro to create an ecosystem. Go Pro warned on...

Yahoo – Surface deep

Reply to this post           There is no sign of Yahoo ever fulfilling its potential. A scratch appears to be the...

Xiaomi – Reality Check pt. IV

Reply to this post           Xiaomi’s trajectory falls far short of $46bn. Q4 15A appears to have brought Xiaomi no relief...

Facebook & Google – Fair weather friends pt. II

Reply to this post           Facebook is set to become Google’s biggest competitor. I have long been of the opinion that...

Samsung Q4 15A – King of volume

Reply to this post           Volume and scale remains essential for Samsung. Samsung reported disappointing Q4 15A results where I think...

Wearables – Not first class

Reply to this post           Medical device makers have more time to save themselves Amid a rather muted first day at...

Research Publication – Mobile Ecosystems – Money Talks.

Reply to this post January 6th 2016:  Radio Free Mobile updates its flagship research product with the publication of: Mobile Ecosystems – Money Talks. RFM research subscribers...

Radio Free Mobile updates its flagship research product with the publication of: Mobile Ecosystems – Money Talks.

Low to zero device growth means that revenue is becoming increasingly critical to the ecosystem. RFM’s new monetisation model benchmarks ecosystems that monetise via advertising...

RFM 2016 – Top 5.

Reply to this post           CES likely to focus on dreams rather than reality The CES bandwagon kicks-off on 6th January...