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Microsoft FQ4 18 – All enterprise

There is no real return to the consumer. Microsoft reported a great finish to its 2018 fiscal year as its enterprise business went from strength to strength and I think...

Google – Toothless in Europe pt. II.

EU fails to demand the one remedy that could make a difference. The EU has fined Google a record €4.34 ($5.03bn) for three practices that it considers illegal when it...

Essential – Price signal.

Yet another signal that the end is nigh. Its Amazon Prime day and one of the biggest discounts that are available is on the Essential Phone in Halo Gray coming...

Amazon – Whoops apocalypse

Networking industry is collateral damage.  Amazon’s potential move into the networking space has very little to do with addressing a $14bn market and everything to do with increasing the appeal...

Apple – Psychotherapy.

Giannandrea needs to heal Siri’s split mind. • Apple has put John Giannandrea exactly where he belongs where, in my opinion, his first task will be to fix the schizophrenia...

Microsoft – Office politics.

A device whose sole aim is to advance the adoption of Office. Microsoft has launched a new device in the Surface line called the Surface Go, the sole purpose of...

Amazon – Mad Man.

AI is the weakness in Amazon’s push to take on Google and Facebook. Amazon has made a habit of unsettling entire industries simply by announcing its entrance but when it...

Uber – Home Alone

Middle East looks like another exit. Following its ignominious exit from South East Asia, Russia and China, Uber is now in discussion with Careem that I think would effectively see...

Apple Maps – Wheel engineering

No need to reengineer the wheel. It looks like Apple along with Google and Samsung (see here) has also developed a case of engineering disease as it makes no sense...

Snap – Augmented hopes.

Gaming makes more sense than video.   Snap’s beleaguered attempts to move beyond its instant messaging service have taken another turn with a potential move into gaming. Given that the...