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Xiaomi IPO – Foot shot pt. II.

Reply to this post           Prospectus yields valuation of $33.3bn. Being as optimistic as I dare, I can only value Xiaomi at $33.3bn, one third of...

Xiaomi – Foot shot.

Reply to this post           Profitability limit is a shot in the foot. Voluntarily limiting one’s ability to make money for shareholders is not the wisest...

ZTE – Software not silicon

Reply to this post ZTE could lose Google. I think that ZTE’s real problem from its 7-year ban on acquiring technology from US companies, will be its inability to ship...

Uber – On China’s bike

Reply to this post Jump removed from Lyft’s clutches. Uber has followed China’s lead and moved to consolidate bike sharing as another one of its shared transport related services but...

Byton – Interesting optics.

Reply to this post Byton may not need to make vehicles long-term. Of the high number of EV start-ups all rushing to the market for electric vehicles on Tesla’s coat...

Chinese Internet – BAT by proxy.

Reply to this post B retreats. A&T advance.   Meituan-Dianping is buying Mobike for $2.7bn in a move that is mostly about a defence against Didi but will also help...

Google, Amazon and Apple – Battle for the smart home pt. VII

Reply to this post           Google’s race to lose. Google appears to be catching Amazon more quickly than I expected when it comes to smart speaker...

Supercell – Look east.

Reply to this post           Supercell looks like it is out of ideas. Supercell has had a difficult 2017 driven by its failure to release a...

Baidu & Uber – Time to pivot

Reply to this post           Both need to change to fare well. Baidu Baidu reported good Q4 17 results as it has put the tribulations of...

Alibaba – Offline grab pt. II

Reply to this post           Alibaba adds an offline vertical and cleans house Alibaba is yet again increasing its assault on the offline portion of the...