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November 2017

Amazon – Size 12s

Reply to this post           Amazon is stomping on Microsoft’s patch.   With the launch of Alexa for Business, Amazon is...

Uber – Annus horriblis

Reply to this post           Even at $54bn, no shortage of sellers. While attention is focused on SoftBank’s moves to take...

Verizon / Yahoo – Digital desert.

Reply to this post           No last hurrah for Yahoo. Despite its recent acquisition by Verizon, the decline of Yahoo’s assets...

E-commerce – Look East.

Reply to this post           In mobile, China is more developed than USA. Comparing China’s Singles Day against Brown Thursday, Black...

Uber vs. Lyft – Blood in the water

Reply to this post           This is Lyft’s best chance to catch Uber.  With yet another skeleton emerging to hinder Uber,...

Apple – No Nirvana

Reply to this post           Vrvana unlikely to accelerate Apple’s AR. Apple’s acquisition of Vrvana is the best sign yet that...

Sonos – Sounds of sameness pt. III.

Reply to this post           Sonos is now just another speaker maker. Sonos has finally enabled Alexa voice control and Spotify...

Google – The colour purple.

Reply to this post           Fuchsia could replace Android Auto and Android Wear.   Google’s mysterious operating system Fuchsia is starting...

Alibaba – Offline grab.

Reply to this post           Alibaba is very different to Amazon. I think Alibaba’s investment in Sun Art has nothing to...

Google vs. Facebook – AI dividend.

Reply to this post           Google’s AI already paying dividends Both Google and Facebook have a fake news problem but Google’s...