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Eco-systems

Nokia and Microsoft – Still HERE

          Quality of HERE more important than availability on iOS or Android. There is confusion regarding whether Nokia is about to pull its support for Windows...

Apple Pay – Kickstarter

          Apple Pay might just kick start the opportunity for everyone.  The size and brand power of Apple has enabled all of the participants in the...

Microsoft – Building blocks

          Microsoft is buying users and opportunity not electronic Lego.   Microsoft has agreed to purchase Mojang, the games developer behind Minecraft for $2.5bn. Minecraft is...

Sony – Still in play

          Sony is still in a better position than many. Sony has reduced its FY2015E net profit forecast by JPY180bn ($1.66bn) due to the write down...

Google – One Purpose

          Android One’s sole purpose is to push Google’s ecosystem into the lower tiers. Google has announced a new reference design for low cost Android called...

Google – Method in the madness

          iOS still makes more money for Google than Android does. Android may dominate the statistics when it comes to unit shipments and number of users,...

Amazon – Fire damage.

          The damage to the Fire phone has already been done. Amazon has cut a massive $200 off the price of its Fire phone with the...

Amazon – A very good turn

          Amazon has done Sony and Microsoft a big favour by acquiring Twitch. Amazon has reached an agreement to purchase Twitch for $972m in cash. Twitch...

Android – Fragmentation fix.

          Google and China likely to completely take over their versions. The latest report from OpenSignal strongly implies that Android fragmentation is getting worse but I...

HTC M8 for Windows – Hearts and wallets

          Microsoft needs to appeal to the user’s heart not just his wallet. HTC has launched an virtual clone of its flagship HTC One M8 with...