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Google – Shopaholic

Reply to this post           JD.com will help Google shopping a bit. Sinking $550m into JD.com is unlikely to do anything for Google’s fortunes (or lack...

Alibaba – Retail detail.

Reply to this post           Amazon: 480 – Alibaba 600,000+. Alibaba is already streets ahead of Amazon when it comes to total business transactions and its...

Sony – Free gift

Reply to this post           Sony is gifting Microsoft a big opportunity. Sony does not seem to have learned from the destruction of its personal music...

Xiaomi – Foot shot pt. III.

Reply to this post           A valuation richer than Alibaba makes no sense. Investment banks involved in Xiaomi’s IPO have released their valuations and while they...

Microsoft at E3 – Game on.

Reply to this post           Better late than never. The biggest move at this year’s E3 gaming conference was Microsoft which may be finally moving to...

Google – Toothless in Europe.

Reply to this post           EU’s biggest impact could be in Africa. It looks like Google is about to receive a record breaking fine, but the...

Sharing economy – bikes, e-bikes & scooters

Reply to this post           Make money not headlines. Not to be outdone by the bike sharing craze in China, Silicon Valley is jumping on the...

Facebook & Co. – Broken Valley pt III

Reply to this post           More breakages increase pressure. The latest disclosures with regard to Facebook’s lax custodianship of user data further underpin that large Internet...

Apple WWDC 2018 – Maintenance mode

Reply to this post           Moving into maintenance mode. Apple’s latest platform releases focus more on keeping users and driving stickiness than they do about encouraging...

Google vs. Amazon – Battle for the smart home pt. X

Reply to this post           Good ideas still depend on AI. Amazon has all the right ideas when it comes to improving the user experience with...