Archive For

November 2016

Amazon vs. Google – Open goal

Reply to this post           Amazon Echo opens a market for Google Home to dominate.  The Amazon Echo has sold reasonably...

Ola. vs. Uber – Welfare state.

Reply to this post           I suspect Ola will need state intervention to survive.  Ola looks to have become desperate as...

Microsoft – Back to front

Reply to this post           Back to front strategy of Surface Phone looks sure to fail.  Mobile phones are a bit...

Handset Industry – Oranges and lemons

Reply to this post           I think Apple earns between 64%-68% of industry profits, not 91%.  I believe the notion that...

Meitu – Crazy selfies

Reply to this post           Very risky proposition leaves too little on the table.  Meitu has 446m active users but its...

Facebook – The dunce pt. II.

Reply to this post           Inability to automate bites Facebook again.  Facebook’s problems with fake news once again demonstrates the real...

Facebook – Middle age spread

Reply to this post           An opportunity lurks under the image of a maturing company.  Facebook continues to show all the...

Intel – Data dreaming

Reply to this post           Intel is doing what it must to keep its position in the Data Centre.  Intel has...

Tencent Q3 16A – Work in progress.

Reply to this post           Still a lot of work needed to realise its full potential.  Tencent reported another excellent set...

Google – Gain in translation

Reply to this post           Google is not resting on its laurels when it comes to AI.  A vastly improved Google...