Archive For

June 2020

ByteDance – Tidy and focus.

ByteDance is moving from growth into monetisation. ByteDance is showing signs of moving into the next phase of its life cycle which involves tidying up...

Food delivery – Bloodbath extended.

The future of Grubhub is still bleak.  Grubhub has decided to sell itself to Just Eat Takeaway rather than Uber in a move that cited...

Research Publication – COVID-19 – Musical Chairs 2.0.

June 11th 2020: Radio Free Mobile updates its COVID-19 Webinar – Musical Chars to take account of developments in the pandemic, economy and technology sector...

Apple, Arm and Intel – Devilish legacy.

As with servers, the main issue is legacy software.  It looks like Apple is finally about to pull the plug on Intel in its Macintosh...

Huawei – Nowhere to run pt XVII.

Patent counting is not an indication of reality.  The notion that the number of patents that one holds is a refection of one’s contribution to...

E-Bikes – Sweet spot.

Public transport’s loss is e-bikes’ gain.   The aversion to asset sharing is likely to persist for as long as there is no reliable vaccine...

Autonomous Autos – Insurance strikes back.

A study with questionable motivations. I have long argued that the automobile insurance industry must resist the adoption of autonomous driving for as long as...

Zoom Q1 2020 – Zoom by nature

All priced in. Zoom reported very strong Q1 2020 results on all levels as far more customers than expected paid up for the service amid...

Quibi – Eyeball desert

Quibi looks doomed to fail. The early figures for Quibi are very disappointing which the company is blaming on the pandemic lockdown which I find...

Huawei – Nowhere to run pt. XVI.

The West hardens further signalling a terrible 2020 and 2021. The combination of a U-turn by the UK, failure to get the extradition case against...