Archive For

April 2017

Samsung – Fall before the first

Reply to this post           Bixby falls even before its first hurdle. Samsung’s delay in the roll-out of Bixby is a...

LeEco – Le Crunch.

Reply to this post           Crunch time appears to be fast approaching. The LeEco proposition seems to be quickly unraveling as...

India e-commerce – The big if.

Reply to this post           Flipkart for Snapdeal looks increasingly likely. The probability of consolidation in Indian e-commerce is creeping ever...

Spotify – Crown jewels

Reply to this post           Spotify keeps the crown jewels to itself. In striking a deal with Universal, Spotify has traded...

Twitter – End of days

Reply to this post           The loss of the NFL is a disaster. Twitter has lost its deal to stream certain...

Xiaomi – No favours

Reply to this post           Xiaomi’s ecosystem remains its biggest weakness. Comparing itself to Costco helps Xiaomi’s valuation somewhat but does...

Google – Meaningless milestone

Reply to this post           Android’s success shows up Google’s deficiencies. Android has surpassed Windows as the No.1 platform for accessing...

Didi – Nasty economics

Reply to this post           Didi encounters a real growth problem. Didi is now the only credible ride hailing platform left...