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Didi – Blood in the water pt. II

Half of Didi’s opportunity has already been lost. Didi appears to have lost 30% of its user base (and 50% of its opportunity) since the...

Apple Event – Incremental innovation

Apple takes no risks with its launches. The event is back to its usual time but while the production quality of the event was better...

Ant Group – Antpocalypse now

The state seals Ant Group’s fate. Further interventions into Ant group by the regulator ensure that the businesses will be less nimble, less efficient, and...

Epic vs. Apple – A battle royale final?

Epic lands a blow but not the knockout it was looking for. The verdict is a big win for Epic Games when comes to money,...

China vs USA – Problematic signals

SMIC’s expansion highlights China’s difficulty in semiconductors. Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) is expanding its capacity, but its plans betray its limitations meaning that its...

Tencent – The hammer pt. II

There is much worse ahead. Although the real regulatory hammer has yet to fall on Tencent, it is being hit far harder than I expected...

Apple Automotive – Tinker, tailor, soldier, car? Pt IV

Nonsensical notion takes another hit. The defection of Apple’s car chief, Doug Field, is being seen as a huge blow for Apple’s ambitions to make...

Didi & China – Long term pain.

State intervention will be detrimental in the long term. Part of the remedies imposed by the Chinese regulator could be a move to effective state...

Apple App Store – House of cards

The concession that brings down the house. Apple’s most recent changes to its App Store policy look like little more than an attempt to win...

Arm China – No Armed robbery

Very little to see here. The notion that Arm China has pilfered Arm’s IP and is selling it to Chinese customers makes no sense because...