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Apple and Microsoft – Quiet before the storm

          Both Apple and Microsoft reported humdrum results ahead of big events. Apple Apple reported Q314A results that were broadly in line with expectations but guided...

Samsung vs. Google – Sun Valley tea party

          Fight over wearables looks like a storm in a teacup. Samsung and Google are at it again but this time the fight is over what...

Apple / IBM – Juicy fruit.

          Alliance is just a first step in addressing the enterprise. Apple and IBM have announced an exclusive partnership that will make iOS devices a much...

Microsoft – Field of dreams.

          If all you do is build it, they won’t come. Nadella’s recent memo says all the right things but reveals the vast amount of work...

PCs Q2A – Signs of life

          RFM still expects the PC market to grow in H2 2014. Both IDC and Gartner gave their estimates of the PC market in Q2 and...

Xiaomi – The big leagues

          Users are buying Xiaomi for the right reasons. With 26.1m devices sold in H1 2014, Xiaomi is becoming a force to be reckoned with. This...

Samsung Q2A – Brave face

          The decline may have started early. Samsung reported very disappointing Q2 14A results but it looks like the whisper numbers and comments from the CFO...

Apple – Final hurdle

          Key signal for a wearable launch still missing. The market has worked itself into a fever pitch with regards to the imminent launch of the...

HTC Q2 – The spiral

          One quarter does not make a recovery. HTC reported good Q2 results as cuts to marketing expenses allowed profitability to make up for weak sales....

Amazon – Bad Omen

          Fire phone’s draw looks to have already faded. Some observers are wondering why anyone outside the US would want to buy Amazon’s smartphone but I...