Google vs. Amazon – Battle for the smart home pt . XIII
Google increasingly at risk of losing. Walmart has abandoned Google Express dealing what is likely to be a fatal blow to Google’s attempt to challenge...
Sharing economy – China bloodbath.
Didi in pole position but should not rush to IPO. The Mobike brand is about to disappear in yet another sign that while the sharing...
Network economy – Unicorns and Donkeys Pt. VI
2019 will be the year of the shake-out. With a darker economic picture and shrinking access to capital, 2019 is shaping up to be a...
Facebook – The foot vote.
Facebook must entice users not to disengage. Facebook’s future is going to be determined by whether users uncomfortable with being tracked disengage from using Facebook...
Voice Assistants – All about auto
Integration with the vehicle is essential A recent survey has found that voice assistants are quite widely used in the vehicle, but I think that...
Microsoft Cortana – Dead or alive.
Cortana offers more dead than alive. With usage at rock bottom and its Cortana leader resigned, Microsoft is clearly distancing itself and its products from...
Wearables – Fossil fuel.
Wearables to remain fossilised. Google has purchased the right to use and disseminate core IP from Fossil for $40m (stoking rumours of a Pixel Watch)...
Android Q – Q is for Quiescent.
Google i/o shaping up to be a snooze. The next version of Android has leaked ahead of the usual developer preview and it looks to...
ByteDance – Staying private
ByteDance signals the Chinese IPO window may be closing. On top of its star service being hit with draconian regulations (see here) which will damage...













Facebook – The obvious move