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Google – One armed bandit Pt II.

Reply to this post           There remains little opportunity for Google in China. On the back of AlphaGo’s victory over the world champion Go player, Google...

Microsoft Build – Bots and bobs.

Reply to this post           Steady evolution but existing issues still need fixing.  Microsoft launched a series of evolutionary upgrades to Windows 10 and the devices...

Tidal – Exclusively dependent.

Reply to this post           Tidal’s only real hope lies in exclusives.   Tidal has posted better than expected metrics on the 1st anniversary of its...

Facebook – The beaten track

Reply to this post           Facebook’s plans for Messenger follow its Asian rivals. Facebook is preparing to do much more with Messenger as the Asian examples...

Wearables – All pain, little gain.

Reply to this post           Wearables are already a commodity despite unit growth. Pebble is the latest wearables company to show signs of stress as it...

Technology industry – Broken rhythm

Reply to this post           The breaking of Moore’s Law will make software even more important. Intel’s significant change in the rhythm of its die shrinks...

Apple – Housekeeping

Reply to this post           A housekeeping event that refreshed the older end of its offering. Apple released new products and software that inched the evolution...

Network economy – Unicorns and donkeys Pt. IV

Reply to this post           Inability to reach scale is killing the delivery start-ups. The highway of 2016 is being littered on a daily with the...

Alphabet – Goodbye blue sky

Reply to this post           Money talks, robots walk. It looks like Alphabet has put its robotics venture, Boston Dynamics, up for sale because there is...

Cyanogen – Lucky 13

Reply to this post           Cyanogen refreshes the parts other ecosystems don’t reach. Although Cyanogen’s business model remains highly questionable, the evolutions it is making to...