Reply to this post Amazon’s embargo on Apple and Google is self-defeating. Amazon’s latest move further highlights that it has still not yet really understood what the ecosystem has or how to conquer it. Amazon has decided to prevent the sale of media streaming devices that do not work well with its own Amazon Prime...
Reply to this post E-commerce is not the answer to Twitter’s woes. Twitter has expanded its presence in the fast growing e-commerce segment by announcing new partnerships for its “buy now” buttons. These are software buttons that make it easier for users to discover and buy products directly from tweets with a few simple clicks....
Reply to this post Product launches make noise but change very little. Google updated its Nexus devices at an event held yesterday with two new handsets, a professional tablet and two new Chromecast devices. These new devices will all ship with the new version of Android (6.0, Marshmallow) that was launched at Google i/o in...
Reply to this post Yahoo! seems determined deliver Alibaba at any cost. There is so little good news coming from Yahoo! these days that it appears to feel that it must complete the spin-off of Alibaba to shareholders, even if it results in a big tax bill for investors. To me, this is an indication...
Reply to this post While hardware exists, there is downside. Even assuming a successful acquisition of Good Technology, it is very difficult to see any upside in BlackBerry at the moment. BlackBerry reported very disappointing Q2 16A results as all three business lines missed expectations with hardware being the worst hit. BlackBerry recognised revenues on...
Reply to this post The stars are aligning for something special in the long-term. Facebook has announced that Instagram has passed 400m users in the latest of what has become a series of events that show that Facebook is edging towards becoming a fully-fledged ecosystem. Instagram has passed 400m users just 9 months after passing...
Reply to this post MVNO builds users but not profits. Xiaomi has updated its flagship Chinese smartphone with the launch of the Xiaomi Mi 4c and also launched an MVNO to support its devices and ecosystem. Although the product logo makes it look an awful lot like the iPhone 5c, I suspect that the c...
Reply to this post Making a car still makes no financial sense. While commentators and investors are getting increasingly excited regarding the prospect of Apple launching an automobile, no one is considering the impact that this would have on profits and cash flow. Instead all of the focus is on Apple bulking up its team...
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Apple – Ghost in the machine
Reply to this post VocalIQ helps but Siri remains miles behind Google Now. Apple has acquired a small company in Cambridge, UK which specialises in the voice machine interface indicating both the weaknesses of Siri and where Apple is looking to improve the user experience. Apple has confirmed the acquisition, but as has become customary,...