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Amazon – Digital Phoenix

Reply to this post           Amazon App store and Silk could have great value for those in need. Signals coming from Silicon Valley and Seattle indicate...

Apple Auto – Silly season

Reply to this post           The car makers can still win the battle for the digital car. The seasonal news vacuum has left space for speculation...

Digital Assistants – Intelligence community.

Reply to this post           Google out front but hampered with its issues. Google and Microsoft are lining up with Apple for the battle of the...

China Ecosystem – All is fair in love and war

Reply to this post           Fight over taxis shows how the Chinese ecosystem war will be fought. Since the merger of Didi Dache and Kuaidi Dache,...

Xiaomi – Toys and eye candy

Reply to this post           MIUI 7 launch demonstrates limitations outside of China. Xiaomi has launched the next version of its user experience MIUI but the...

BlackBerry – Horrible hybrid.

Reply to this post           More experimentation produces no improvement.  Yet another experiment that looks almost certain to fail, should begin to hammer home the reality...

Alibaba Q1 16A – Law of large numbers.

Reply to this post           Good growth but not good enough. Alibaba disappointed the market with its Q1 16A results as the slowdown in China has...

Alibaba – Trip down the Amazon.

Reply to this post           Alibaba is evolving to become the Amazon of China. With its 20% investment in Suning, Alibaba is starting look more and...

Google – The birds and the elephant.

Reply to this post           Many birds hit with one stone but the elephant is missed. Google’s restructuring should bring some improved visibility and flexibility into...

Apple Music – Drop out question

Reply to this post           Spotify net adds is the key metric to watch. Apple has announced that it has signed up 11m trial members for...