Archive For

October 2019

Facebook, Samsung & Apple – No woes here.

Big tech is just fine. Apple FQ4 19 – Accessories assemble Apple reported good FQ4 19 results as wearables and services offset a less than...

Grubhub – The end begins.

Grubhub clearly demonstrates a lack of barriers. Grubhub reported reasonable Q3 2019 results compared to already lowered expectations but took expectations even further down in...

Google, SoftBank & Huawei – Smorgasbord.

Google Q3 19, Another Softbank write-down, Huawei’s UK respite. Google Q3 19 – Core drives. The rest lags. Alphabet reported good Q3 19 results that...

Google – The long tail.

Better search but not assistant. Google is going to get even better at search which will improve its relevance with users and increase its dominance,...

Short Break – Back Oct 28

Radio Free Mobile is taking a short break. Daily commentary will resume on October 28th. 

Softbank & WeWork – End of work?

Goodbye blue sky. Softbank needs to take a good hard look at its processes as the valuation that it is prepared to pay for WeWork...

Airbnb – Unfortunate brush.

Airbnb is not WeWork. Airbnb is being tarred with the WeWork, Uber and Lyft brush, but a closer look reveals a company that has already...
source: The Economist

Facebook Libra – Saving gravy.

Vested interests sink Libra. There are certainly regulatory issues that need to be addressed with Facebook’s or any digital currency, but I suspect that the...

Google Hardware – Pixelated strategy

Nice innovations but virtually no buyers. Google held a fairly subdued affair where it launched a new smartphone, earbuds, Chromebook and a smart home offering....

Android Automotive – Greek gift pt. IV.

Good and bad news for OEMs. Android Automotive has finally made it onto the Volvo XC40 marking Android Automotive’s arrival into the mainstream but it’s...