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Xiaomi vs. Ericsson – Bloody bandwagon.

          Patent royalties will pressure margins further. Xiaomi has hit a road block in India as some of its products have been hit with a preliminary...

Ecosystem economics – Cash triumvirate

          A third way to monetise may be about to emerge. Microsoft’s pricing scheme for Windows 10 has yet to be released but it looks like...

LGE – Harsh reality

          Only volume can improve profitability. LG’s latest moves show all the signs of a company that has come to terms with its commoditisation. In many...

Alibaba – Early days

          Alibaba is on the right path with Yun OS. Alibaba is a giant in the e-commerce space but it has very little in the areas...

iOS vs. Android – Too many cooks.

          Google must take control to improve the experience. Despite being available for just over one month, adoption by the Android installed base of Android L...

Samsung – The wrong switch

          Potential reshuffle fails to fix the problem. It looks as if it’s the head of sales and marketing who is taking the fall for the...

Micromax Yu – The Bollysystem.

          The first Indian ecosystem launches. It won’t be the last. India’s second biggest handset vendor has launched a new line of devices resplendent with a...

Google – Flavour of China.

          Getting back into China will be long, tough haul Google has been effectively absent from the Chinese market since 2010. With the growth of Internet...

BlackBerry – Commodities trader

          BlackBerry now looks stable but commoditising fast Blackberry held an event in San Francisco where it unveiled the new version of its server product (BES12)...

Amazon Echo – No Eureka.

          Amazon Echo does nothing to address the big issues. As long as Echo is a great Bluetooth speaker it is unlikely to be nearly as...