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MWC Day 1 – The time machine

Reply to this post           The taxonomy of MWC is changing Nokia has through nostalgia has created some excitement in the mobile phone industry but elsewhere...

MWC Day 0 – Prominent feature.

Reply to this post           A feature phone steals the show. Huawei – Rear view mirror. Huawei launched its latest flagship the P10 and P10 plus...

India e-commerce – Unicorns and Donkeys Pt. V.

Reply to this post           Flipkart likely to buy Snapdeal.  The latest in a series of woes that has hit the Indian e-commerce market reinforces my...

Yahoo & Verizon – Final execution.

Reply to this post           Finally, Yahoo executes. Yahoo may have badly failed to create any value for investors in mobile, but its execution on the...

Samsung – Residual fall-out.

Reply to this post           It is still the long-term damage that I fear.  While Samsung appears to have contained the disaster that was the Note...

Alibaba – Five guns east

Reply to this post           Alibaba is going guns blazing for offline.  Alibaba appears to be moving into offline retail much more quickly than I had...

Google vs. Amazon – Homefront.

Reply to this post           This could be a repeat of VHS vs. Betamax.  Google is adding functionality to allow Google Assistant to compete more directly...

Huawei & Baidu – Bodies and time.

Reply to this post           I think Huawei would be better off doing a deal with Baidu.   It looks like Huawei has decided to build...

Facebook – Brainless video.

Reply to this post           Focusing on video first makes complete sense. I think that Facebook is making the right choice in targeting video first as...

Baidu – One trick pony?

Reply to this post           Baidu may be giving up on its ecosystem. There is little doubt that Baidu’s investments outside of its core search offering...