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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...

Samsung Q3 14A – Deer in the headlights

          Samsung does not seem to have any idea what to do. Samsung reported awful Q3 14A results as profitability in the handset business collapsed far...

Microsoft and Amazon – Chalk and Cheese

          Microsoft has the bit between its teeth while Amazon flounders. Microsoft and Amazon reported results on 23rd October leaving me in no doubt that a...

Apple Q4 14A – Beat and raise

          Apple on course for a superb quarter to the detriment of Samsung. Apple reported Q4 14A results that comfortably beat estimates and guided above consensus...

Samsung and Facebook – One chance

          Samsung has one chance to avoid the fate of its predecessors. Samsung looks to be teetering on the edge of suffering the same fate as...

Apple vs Google – Spoiler war

          Q4 14E will be the most competitive ever for devices. Apple’s accidental launch of the new iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 combined with...

Intel Q314A – Waiting for Godot

          Core M is the key to a laptop replacement cycle. Intel reported solid Q314A results as corporate PC demand continues to keep the PC market...

Tablets – The long goodnight

          The latest releases from Apple are unlikely to reignite growth. The tablet market has been the fastest market to go from birth to rapid growth...

Xbox One vs. PS4 – The late game

          Microsoft’s understanding of the ecosystem is a big threat In the next generation console war, the first round has emphatically been won by Sony. The...