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Google – Chasing ghosts

          Amazon is not the problem. Its Apple. Amazon is what keeps Eric Schmidt up at night but in reality what he should be worrying about...

Tablets – The long goodnight

          The latest releases from Apple are unlikely to reignite growth. The tablet market has been the fastest market to go from birth to rapid growth...

Xbox One vs. PS4 – The late game

          Microsoft’s understanding of the ecosystem is a big threat In the next generation console war, the first round has emphatically been won by Sony. The...

PCs Q3 14A – Big is beautiful

          Only bad marketing keeps the PC market from growth. Both Gartner and IDC have released their Q314A figures for the PC market which continues to...

Yahoo! – Fire in the pocket

          At $10bn, even a financial return looks to be a challenge. Yahoo! has made a huge return from its investment in Alibaba but its fiduciary...

Samsung Q3A – All at sea

          Samsung is getting closer to the fate of its peers. Samsung has guided for Q314A results that strongly indicate that it is losing control of...

Google – The shine of Chrome

          Usage of Chrome is likely to continue growing. The latest data from Net Market Share (see here) shows that Chrome is steadily gaining share when...

Yahoo! – Wrong prescription

          AOL is not the answer. A recent open letter from activist shareholder Starboard has correctly diagnosed all the issues at Yahoo! but its prescription will...

Nokia and Microsoft – Still HERE

          Quality of HERE more important than availability on iOS or Android. There is confusion regarding whether Nokia is about to pull its support for Windows...

BlackBerry – Bendy noise

          BlackBerry Passport will be a niche product.  The uproar over bent iPhones has completely drowned out any real splash that BlackBerry was hoping to make...