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Amazon Q4 14A – The EBIT question

Reply to this post           Q4 14A margins may not be sustained into 2015E. Amazon reported good results as management seems to have finally decided that...

Samsung Q4 14A – Storm rigged.

Reply to this post           Steady results show better weathering of the handset storm. Samsung reported reasonable Q4 14A results and some signs have emerged that...

Apple and Yahoo! – Chalk and cheese.

Reply to this post           Results highlight the differences between these two players. Investors greeted the results announcements of both companies with enthusiasm but for very...

Microsoft Q2 15A – Honeymoon ending.

          Honeymoon end obscures long term upside. Microsoft reported in-line Q2 15A results but guided weakly as the corporate upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7...

Google – Control freak.

          Google’s move to be an MVNO is all about control. It looks very likely that Google will launch its own branded MVNO during 2015 using...

Microsoft – The price is right.

          Free upgrade is excellent news for the Microsoft ecosystem. Microsoft’s ambition to become an ecosystem company have crystalised further as upgrades to Windows 10 from...

Xiaomi – Circumnavigation.

          Xiaomi must have exclusive services to succeed. Xiaomi is following in the footsteps of its rivals in building an ecosystem via purchasing small shareholdings but...

BlackBerry – Roller-coaster.

          There is no reason why Samsung would want BlackBerry. BlackBerry has had a wild couple of days as rumours surfaced that Samsung was willing to...

Samsung Tizen – Ducks and Chickens.

          Duck in danger becomes chicken and egg. Samsung has at last launched a handset based on Tizen’s software. The device is called the Z1, has...

Lenovo – Cash Call

          Lenovo offers far more value than Xiaomi. Following the acquisition of Motorola Mobility from Google, it looks very much as if Lenovo has realised that...