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Lenovo Q2 16A – Storm rider

Reply to this post           Lenovo is nicely weathering both the PC storm and its restructuring. Lenovo reported Q2 16A results that beat expectations but still...

Android Wear – Wearing thin Pt III

Reply to this post           Smartwatches and wearables remain in Limbo. Tag Heuer, Intel and Google have launched the Tag Heuer Connected smartwatch at an event...

Google – All about control

Reply to this post           Google is trying to stop others from writing Android code. I think that Google’s latest blogs and changes to some of...

Apple – Cycle economics

Reply to this post           The end of the iPhone 6 product cycle is normal and expected. It is starting to appear that the iPhone 6s...

Xiaomi – African safari

Reply to this post           Africa should help volumes but not margins. Moving into Africa might help Xiaomi’s volume shipments but margins are going to remain...

Sony Q2 16A – Glorious isolation

Reply to this post           Short-term progress at the expense of the long-term. . Sony reported Q2 15A results that beat expectations but I think that...

Samsung Q3 15A – Coming of age.

Reply to this post           Samsung is starting to look more like a mature, grown up company. Samsung reported reasonable Q3 15A results as the semiconductor...

AAPL, TWTR, BABA – Mixed Bag

Reply to this post           Apple in line, Twitter miss and Alibaba beat. Apple reported a steady quarter while Twitter’s problems remain unresolved and Alibaba used...

Intel Q3 15A – Sober tone.

Reply to this post           Intel has still not weaned itself off PCs and data centres. Intel reported reasonable Q3 15A results as the data centre,...

Dell PCs – On the block.

Reply to this post           Taking on Dell’s PCs is an exciting but risky proposition. While all the focus is on Dell’s proposed purchase of EMC,...