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Xiaomi – Foot shot.

Reply to this post           Profitability limit is a shot in the foot. Voluntarily limiting one’s ability to make money for shareholders is not the wisest...

Facebook Q1 18 – Eye of the storm

Reply to this post           There is worse to come. Facebook reported excellent Q1 18 results, but in my opinion, has yet to experience the impact...

Electric Autos – Long life

Reply to this post           Long life may not bring prosperity. Data being gathered on Tesla’s battery performance is pointing to a range of 500,000 miles...

Alphabet Q1 – The price of growth

Reply to this post           Google is faring better than its peers. Alphabet reported great results and appears to be nicely avoiding the fall-out from Facebook,...

Facebook – Bipedal voting

Reply to this post           The only vote is the one by foot. There comes a time in every company’s history when rapid action is needed...

Google vs. Amazon – Battle for the smart home pt. IX

Reply to this post           LG starts the trend. LG is the first to execute on a trend that I have long predicted and one which...

ZTE – Software not silicon

Reply to this post ZTE could lose Google. I think that ZTE’s real problem from its 7-year ban on acquiring technology from US companies, will be its inability to ship...

Mobile Gaming – Declining empire?

Reply to this post Forward indicators for games look tough. Gaming had a good 2017 on mobile devices, but the data is pointing a rapid changing of the guard in...

Android security – Swiss cheese pt. VI.

Reply to this post Yet another glaring omission. Android’s already poor security takes another leg down as it transpires that many Android handset makers are not applying security patches although...

Facebook & Co. – Broken valley pt. II

Reply to this post Go slower with no cock-ups. Beneath the polished performance lies a company with its reputation in ruins and whose indicators are going the wrong way. Its...