Archive For

January 2018

Apple – Fluff ‘n’ stuff.

Reply to this post           Fluffy sentiment has nothing to do with the company. The weakness in Apple’s share price and...

Music Streaming – Wrong villain.

Reply to this post           The music labels strike back. It looks to me like intense lobbying by the music labels...

Apple – Battle for the smart home pt. VI

Reply to this post           HomePod delays have cost it dearly. The HomePod has only one advantage in a market that...

India e-commerce – Last man standing

Reply to this post           Flipkart looks close to keeping Amazon out. Jasper Infotech which owns online marketplace Snapdeal has reported...

Samsung & Google – Unlikely opportunity

Reply to this post           Samsung should capitalise on Google’s failures. Samsung is making a lot of noise around its reimagining...

Snapchat – Content blues

Reply to this post           Escaping content is a sign of real problems. Snapchat’s move to allow content to be shared...

Microsoft – S for school pt. II.

Reply to this post           Price still likely to be the biggest decider. Microsoft, in conjunction with Lenovo and JP, has...

Tencent – Age of empires.

Reply to this post           The WeChat empire spreads its wings. Not content with its dominance of the 3rd party app...

Huawei – Really Convincing Story, Not.

Reply to this post           RCS unlikely to lift Huawei from its commodity margins. One has to give credit to Huawei...

Didi – In the saddle.

Reply to this post           Didi can crush the bike sharing upstarts. In China where the bicycle is an integral part...