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Zoom – Great company, terrible stock.

Zoom goes from app to platform. Zoom is moving to offer more functionality on its service with the aim of becoming a platform and maintaining and growing the huge user...

Apple – Pods and phones.

Apple brings 5G properly to market. Apple has launched four new iPhones and a Homepod Mini in an event that aims to preserve margins, bring 5G to market while realising...

Disney – All in.

Disney goes all-in on streaming as it should. The pandemic and the success of Netflix have pushed Disney to reorganise its entertainment division resulting in it going all-in on streaming....

Amazon Games – Game off!

I think Amazon wants to be the tools, not the talent. Amazon is ceasing development of one of its in-house games and delaying another following a disastrous launch but I...

Autonomous Autos – Stark contrast

The leaders should survive while rest look to be in great peril. While Waymo pushes ahead with its “driverless” taxi service, Uber is mired in difficulty clearly indicating that the...

Uber Autonomous – FOMO Syndrome pt. II

Looks like Uber’s autonomous unit is worth $0. Recent rumblings are confirming my long-held view that Uber’s autonomous driving effort is worthless which will incense the Japanese investors who invested...

FAAG – The game of monopoly

Facebook, Apple, Amazon and Google will have to fight for their businesses. The US Congress has issued a damning report that accuses Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon of abusing their...

Apple – Other people’s products.

Apple looks to be going after both audio hardware and radio. Apple has cleared its decks of rival audio products in a sure move that a wider range of speakers,...

Airbnb – Irrational effervescence.

Asset sharing during a pandemic remains a bad idea. If Airbnb can go public at a level 66% higher than it raised money earlier this year, it is another clear...

Nikola – Desperate times.

Nikola inadvertently signals that it is in real trouble. The correct way to silence one’s critics is to rebut their arguments with evidence not to have them silenced using spurious...