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Apple – Expectations gap.

Reply to this post           iPhone X unlikely to produce the needed super cycle. Expectations for the iPhone X are at fever pitch and I think...

Microsoft – Blue Squares of Death.

Reply to this post           Google is the big winner from Windows Phone’s demise. Microsoft has admitted that Windows 10 on mobile is no longer a...

Google – Brain boxes

Reply to this post           Clever devices are useless without volume. Behind the carefully orchestrated event was a series of strategies aimed at driving penetration of...

Android – Further deterioration.

Reply to this post           Apple is 577x better at software upgrades. Both Android 8.0 Oreo and iOS11 have been available for a few weeks and...

iPhone X – One trick pony

Reply to this post           Face ID will make or break this device. I have long believed that this year’s iPhone offerings will not trigger a...

Amazon vs. Everyone – Battle for the home pt. V

Reply to this post           Amazon goes better, smaller cheaper. Amazon has raised the bar in the digital assistants battle right before Google’s hardware event on...

Virtual Reality – Endless funk

Reply to this post           Even Oculus doesn’t believe the hype. Oculus has sent the surest signal yet that all is not well with virtual reality...

Snap Inc. – Troublesome hardware.

Reply to this post           Another plan that failed. With the reorganisation of its hardware division, Snap Inc. is admitting that it made a wrong turn...

Google – Thrice bitten, never shy.

Reply to this post           Fourth time unlikely to be the charm. Google has announced a partnership with HTC that sees some key engineering talent join...

Google vs. Amazon – Battle for the home pt. IV.

Reply to this post           Amazon increases its aggressive land grab.  Not content to sit on 70% market share, Amazon is aggressively compensating for the lack...