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Alphabet – Other people’s money

Reply to this post           Core businesses showing signs of maturity. Alphabet reported good Q2 17A results but the fact that it has having to share...

Uber vs. everyone – Colonial times

Reply to this post           Uber’s dreams of colonisation are slipping away. First Uber lost China, then Russia and now it looks as if South East...

Microsoft FQ4 17 – Head in the clouds.

Reply to this post           Not a cloud in the sky. A strong finish to the fiscal year cements Microsoft’s positions as the main alternative to...

AR – Productivity pays

Reply to this post           AR is alive and well in the enterprise. Amongst a surprising re-launch of Google Glass and a major pivot by Meta,...

Baidu – Talking machines.

Reply to this post           The way in China is wide open for Baidu. Baidu’s strategy around its AI platform and its Duer OS has become...

Uber & Yandex – Russia on top.

Reply to this post           Uber bails from another fight it was not going to win. Yandex and Uber are merging their ride hailing businesses in...

SoundCloud – Clouds of red

Reply to this post           Management does not have the luxury of choice. Poor monetisation strategy and a lack of fiscal discipline is likely to ensure...

Snap – Valuation snaps pt. II.

Reply to this post           Twitter remains by far the better choice Reality is beginning to set in for Snap Inc. but I think that the...

China Internet – Home court advantage

Reply to this post           Regulatory enforcement makes life even harder for the foreigners. . China appears to be on a path to plugging the leaks...

Xiaomi – Back in black

Reply to this post           Xiaomi is back but ecosystem nowhere to be found. A monster quarter has brought Xiaomi back into contention as a major...