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Apple Q4 – New life needed

          Growth from here needs another segment. Apple reported good Q4 results but concerns around competition and profitability caused weakness in after-hours trading. Revenues / EPS...

Instant Messaging – The realm of conjecture

          Valuations in this segment are reaching nose bleed territory. Just four months ago Snapchat closed a series B round of $60m with a valuation of...

Microsoft and Amazon – 2 for 2

          Microsoft and Amazon both had good nights on Thursday. Amazon posted fantastic sales but lousy profitability while Microsoft was bailed out by enterprise once again....

Google Q3 – Strength to strength

          Good results mask corporate governance shortcomings. Google reported good Q3 results as market share inched up and its new ways of attracting advertisers gained traction....

Yahoo! Q3 – The waiting game

          Alibaba is flying. Core business is waiting. Yahoo! reported reasonable Q3 results which where more driven by events at Alibaba than by the progress being...

Broadcast TV – Sword of Damocles

          If broadcast TV is smart, it will do a deal with Netflix. Netflix is on a similar path that Google, Microsoft and others found themselves...

Microsoft – Hope springs external

          Microsoft’s new CEO must be an outsider. I do not envy John Thompson. The fate of one of the worlds great companies rests on his...

iPhone 5c – Loadsa Phones

          The iPhone 5c is performing far below expectations. Apple has been keeping it quiet but it is patently clear that the iPhone 5c is simply...

PC makers and Microsoft – Conflict Surfaces

          Microsoft’s relationship with its partners has never been worse. For the last 10 years when Microsoft’s has dabbled in hardware, its partners have watched it...

Samsung Round – Pointless can sell

          It is pointless but that does not matter. Samsung has finally launched a curved display device. It is the Samsung Galaxy Round which has a...