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Eco-systems

Yahoo! – Wrong prescription

          AOL is not the answer. A recent open letter from activist shareholder Starboard has correctly diagnosed all the issues at Yahoo! but its prescription will...

iOS vs Android – Fragmentation bugbear

          Quality will soon become the most important factor. As the smartphone market starts to settle down, quality of experience will become increasingly important. This is...

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...