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Samsung – The wrong switch

          Potential reshuffle fails to fix the problem. It looks as if it’s the head of sales and marketing who is taking the fall for the...

Micromax Yu – The Bollysystem.

          The first Indian ecosystem launches. It won’t be the last. India’s second biggest handset vendor has launched a new line of devices resplendent with a...

Google – Flavour of China.

          Getting back into China will be long, tough haul Google has been effectively absent from the Chinese market since 2010. With the growth of Internet...

BlackBerry – Commodities trader

          BlackBerry now looks stable but commoditising fast Blackberry held an event in San Francisco where it unveiled the new version of its server product (BES12)...

Amazon Echo – No Eureka.

          Amazon Echo does nothing to address the big issues. As long as Echo is a great Bluetooth speaker it is unlikely to be nearly as...

Apple – The price of success

          Apple joins long-suffering Microsoft as a target for viruses. Apple has a difficult time ahead of it as I suspect that it is not best...

LG – Safety in low numbers

          LG trades margin upside for safety. LG has struck a patent deal with Google which looks to be almost exactly the same as the deal...

Xiaomi – Reality check

          There is very little left for investors at $45bn.  If Xiaomi can raise money at a valuation of $40bn-$50bn, this will be its greatest achievement...

Sony Q2 14A – Tough times

          The journey to ecosystem remains very hard. Sony reported a difficult set of results but there were no real surprises. Q2 14A Revenues / operating...

Microsoft – Band of brothers

          Microsoft’s Band is another shot at the ecosystem. The new Microsoft Band is not much to look at but if it is robust and works...