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Facebook – Soft target

Reply to this post           Facebook chasing broadcast rather than Netflix or YouTube. Facebook’s move into Media Consumption is well underway but it looks to me...

Tencent – Feathering the nest

Reply to this post           Rovio could help Tencent spread its wings. Rovio is almost certainly past its prime but it has an asset that could...

Airbnb – American losing streak

Reply to this post           Airbnb unlikely to win in China. Airbnb, like Uber and Amazon before it, has fight on its hands when it comes...

Facebook – Dial M pt. II

Reply to this post           Very little AI in the assistant that has launched. Now that Facebook’s digital assistant is available in the wild, one can...

E3 2017 – Glaring omission

Reply to this post           Very little interest in mobile gaming at E3. E3 is the biggest trade show for the computer games industry but it...

Amazon – A song of ice and fire.

Reply to this post           Project ice has nothing to do with phones. After racking up nearly $1bn in losses from its last foray into handsets,...

Microsoft – Empty harbour.

Reply to this post           I think the video game streaming ship has sailed.   Microsoft is showing no signs of giving up on gaming but...

LeEco – Le-trenchment

Reply to this post           LeEco looks to return to its roots at home. LeEco’s foray into the United States looks like it is coming to...

Alibaba FQ4 17 – Intuitive integration

Reply to this post           Signs that Alibaba is moving to make the most of its ecosystem. Alibaba reported another excellent set of results which was...

Microsoft BUILD – The right choices.

Reply to this post           Enterprise remains the focus. At Microsoft’s developer conference, it continued to emphasise its move away from being a platform for the...