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Yahoo! – The missing point

Reply to this post           Yahoo! still fails to address the central issue of its ecosystem. Yahoo! hosted its first mobile developer conference last week that...

Baidu Q4 14A – Mobility pains

Reply to this post           Baidu pays the price for its mobile ambitions. Baidu reported disappointing Q4 14A results the cost of building out mobile hurt...

Alibaba – The first moves

Reply to this post           Alibaba and Meizu set the scene for Chinese ecosystems. Alibaba has agreed to invest $590m in Meizu, a small Chinese manufacturer...

Twitter Q4 14A– Essential Fabric

Reply to this post           Ecosystem is now a real focus for Twitter. Twitter reported very solid results as monetisation of its users continues to go...

Alibaba Q3 15A – Mobile menace

Reply to this post           The move to mobile is causing problems. Alibaba reported Q3 15A results that missed expectations as revenue growth was weaker than...

Apple and Yahoo! – Chalk and cheese.

Reply to this post           Results highlight the differences between these two players. Investors greeted the results announcements of both companies with enthusiasm but for very...

Facebook – De-Binged

          Facebook shows the critical nature of optimised experiences. Facebook’s decision to remove Bing is very unlikely to be a sign that there is a new...

Ecosystem economics – Cash triumvirate

          A third way to monetise may be about to emerge. Microsoft’s pricing scheme for Windows 10 has yet to be released but it looks like...

Apple vs. Google – The big trade

          Replacing Google as default for search is a big trade off. If Apple’s deal with Google for search is due for renewal next year, there...

Google – Flavour of China.

          Getting back into China will be long, tough haul Google has been effectively absent from the Chinese market since 2010. With the growth of Internet...