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Google – Yellow brick road pt. II.

Reply to this post           Another step to fully proprietary Android. Android Auto and Wear are fully proprietary and I continue to see incremental moves by...

IFA 2017 – Absent friends

Reply to this post           Hardware still taking the back seat to software. This year’s IFA is more about those that are providing the software that...

Home vs. Echo – Battle of the Home pt. III.

Reply to this post           Google has everything to do. Google is great at getting third parties to build hardware that uses its software, but needs...

Google vs. HERE – Perfect parking

Reply to this post           HERE has more potential but needs to execute. Google is upping the ante in the race to provide value-added services on...

Wearables – No show

Reply to this post           Adding LTE to Apple Watch is pointless. The problem with wearables that I described nearly 4 years ago (see here) of...

Apple FQ3 17A – No pause here.

Reply to this post           Solid base for new product launches. Apple reported good results and guided strongly for the coming quarter stoking speculation with regards...

iOS vs. Android – Catch-up

Reply to this post           Android is snapping at Apple’s heels. Android is showing signs of catching up with iOS in terms of user spending at...

Facebook – Empty head

Reply to this post           Another smart speaker that badly needs a brain. It looks like Facebook is joining the ever more crowded smart speaker bandwagon,...

Qualcomm FQ3 17 – Strong stomach

Reply to this post           Qualcomm has the stomach for a fight. Despite the seemingly challenging situation the company is currently experiencing, I think the company...

Baidu – Talking machines.

Reply to this post           The way in China is wide open for Baidu. Baidu’s strategy around its AI platform and its Duer OS has become...