Video comes for the music stars. ByteDance is aiming to extend the popularity of TikTok into the subscription music space but I question whether its algorithms are good enough to...
Teething problems are a good sign. I see the technical issues at Disney as a good sign because it implies that the demand for the unique catalogue that it has...
Uber is not quite out of the woods yet. I have been very negative on Uber since long before the IPO, but I think that the time has come to...
Engineering disease bill rises to $16bn. Doctor Porat has been able to do very little to treat Google’s chronic case of engineering disease (see here), the bill for which is...
Pinterest is back where it started. Pinterest has exactly the same problem that plagued both LINE and KakaoTalk in that users in the home country are very productive but overseas...
Big tech is just fine. Apple FQ4 19 – Accessories assemble Apple reported good FQ4 19 results as wearables and services offset a less than expected decline in iPhone shipments....
Grubhub clearly demonstrates a lack of barriers. Grubhub reported reasonable Q3 2019 results compared to already lowered expectations but took expectations even further down in a clear demonstration that there...
Google Q3 19, Another Softbank write-down, Huawei’s UK respite. Google Q3 19 – Core drives. The rest lags. Alphabet reported good Q3 19 results that were poorly received as cost...
Better search but not assistant. Google is going to get even better at search which will improve its relevance with users and increase its dominance, but it won’t help in...
Richard is founder, owner of research company, Radio Free Mobile. He has 16 years of experience working in sell side equity research. During his 11 year tenure at Nomura Securities, he focused on the equity coverage of the Global Technology sector.
Samsung services – Repeating history?
Here we go again. The last time Samsung had a go at services the result was expensive and painful and resulted in a civil war inside Samsung that ended in...