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Apple Services – The big blue.

New services a drop in a big blue ocean of hardware. In the face of stagnating hardware revenues, Apple has brushed up its services portfolio that have almost zero chance...

Renault (& Co) & Google – Keys to the kingdom pt. II.

Google’s automotive ambitions take another hit. The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance’s deal with Microsoft raises the question as to whether Google will have any access at all vehicle data and in my...

Google gaming – Late to party.

Google Maps or Google +? Google has at last decided to have a proper attempt at gaming but its record outside of its core competencies is not exemplary, begging the...

Android Q – Humdrum update

The most interesting feature is the new logo It looks like Google i/o is going to be rather dull this year as tinkering with the beta has revealed that the...

Samsung & Google – Engineering disease pt II.

The Chinese and Apple benefit from continued intransigence. I continue to believe that the best interest of Samsung and Google would be served by Samsung giving up software and Google...

Epic Games – Impeccable strategy.

Another strategic masterstroke from Epic Games. Epic Games is showing no signs of being surprised by Fortnite’s success and has made yet another brilliant move to oust what it sees...

Sharing economy – The agony of history.

The cautionary tale of bike sharing. The cautionary tale of the bike sharing companies should give the scooter companies pause for thought as I suspect that exactly the same issues...

Facebook – Smokescreen

Under the rhetoric, very little changes. While Zuckerberg’s manifesto (see here) implies that a huge overhaul is on the way, the reality is that very little is going to change....

Lyft – Self-flagellation

Lyft’s IPO is a rod for its own back Lyft’s IPO document reveals a company that I think will give its founders joy and validation when they ring the Nasdaq...

Google vs. Amazon – Speaker stats.

Finally, some good news for Google. Smart speaker shipments for Q4 18 show that Google has made up some ground on Amazon, but it has a very long way to...