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Apple – Cycle economics

Reply to this post           The end of the iPhone 6 product cycle is normal and expected. It is starting to appear that the iPhone 6s...

Xiaomi – African safari

Reply to this post           Africa should help volumes but not margins. Moving into Africa might help Xiaomi’s volume shipments but margins are going to remain...

Samsung Q3 15A – Coming of age.

Reply to this post           Samsung is starting to look more like a mature, grown up company. Samsung reported reasonable Q3 15A results as the semiconductor...

Samsung Q3 15A – King of commodities

Reply to this post           Attention can now turn to doing what it is best at. Samsung finally reported some growth as the weak KRW and...

Microsoft – Homage to legacy.

Reply to this post           Microsoft pays homage to legacy rather than reinventing a category. The Surface Book is a triumph of engineering but I still...

BlackBerry Q2 16A – The cold light of day

Reply to this post           While hardware exists, there is downside. Even assuming a successful acquisition of Good Technology, it is very difficult to see any...

BlackBerry – Good times?

Reply to this post           Integration and execution key to success. BlackBerry has agreed to buy its rival Good Technologies for $425m in cash, underlining my...

Sony – Plethora of pixels.

Reply to this post           4K is a pointless gimmick but could help to sell some phones. Sony has updated its Xperia line of devices headlining...

Android Wear – One sided game

Reply to this post           As usual the only beneficiary from changes to Android is Google. Google has launched a new app. on iOS that will...

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...