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...
Amazon – Suspension of disbelief.
Freemium Instant Video looks likely to deepen losses. The latest scheme to come from Amazon appears to be an idea...
Google – Flavour of China.
Getting back into China will be long, tough haul Google has been effectively absent from the Chinese market since 2010....
Yahoo! and Mozilla – Face not wallet
The loss of Firefox hurts image and more than revenues. Yahoo! and Mozilla have announced that Yahoo! will replace Google...
Samsung – No bottom with this line
Cutting a few models does not address the problem. Samsung has confirmed that it will cut the number of smartphones...
Yahoo! and Aol – Heaven and Hell
A deal with Aol would be great for the stock but bad for the company. The Aol and Yahoo! story...
BlackBerry – Commodities trader
BlackBerry now looks stable but commoditising fast Blackberry held an event in San Francisco where it unveiled the new version...
Twitter – Hopes and dreams
Far more changes are required to meet the long term goals. Twitter made some bold promises at its analyst day...
Apple vs. MCX part II – Crash course
MCX is likely to fail unless something changes. The combined power of Apple and the major credit card companies is...
Apple vs. Google – The big trade