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Intel & Twitter Q2 2020 – Internal affairs.

Intel – The execution game. Intel reported good results and guidance driven by the pandemic but the news of another delay to its 7nm process caused consternation and increased concerns...

Tesla and Microsoft Q2 2020 – The money tree

Tesla Q2 2020 – Cash flow is king. Tesla reported good Q2 results as the sale of carbon credits helped it to report another profit while it managed to almost...

TikTok – Ticking clock.

Any move needs to happen fast. The fact that TikTok is not that difficult to emulate shows that its real asset is its network of users which is why it...

Netflix Q2 2020 – Peter and Paul.

Netflix robbed Peter to pay Paul. Netflix reported good results, but it turns out that the very strong subscriber numbers in H1 2020 were mostly due to pulling forward user...

Jio Platforms – The Bollysystem 2.0.

Google investment clarifies intentions. Jio Platforms now has both Facebook and Google as investors indicating that Jio’s strategy is not to create a digital ecosystem of its own, but instead...

Epic Games & Sony – Epic unreality.

If you can’t beat them, join them. Sony’s investment in Epic Games finalises the end to any ecosystem that it intended to build and from here on we are going...

ByteDance – Chinese whispers.

Little suffering from the current ban. The notion that the current ban in India is going to cost ByteDance $6bn in revenues sounds to me like a piece of 3rd...

China vs. India – Warning shot.

Ban is meaningless without further action. India’s banning of 59 Chinese apps including TikTok and WeChat is a ban that will have very little effect without further government action making...

VW – Solo: a car wars story.

Google & Co. out. Rivals in. VW has confirmed its solo strategy when it comes to vehicle software, but it will need co-operation with other vehicle makers if it wants...

Epic Games – Bargain hunter.

Epic Games builds a war chest for bargain hunting. Epic Games is raising $750m at a mooted $17bn valuation from T Rowe Price and Baillie Gifford, as well as existing...