Archive For

August 2015

Netflix – Rollercoaster

Reply to this post           Netflix will become even higher risk in the future. Netflix’s failure to renew its streaming deal...

Facebook – Dial M.

Reply to this post           Facebook is making the right moves to become an ecosystem. Facebook’s intentions to become a fully-fledged...

Amazon – Digital Phoenix

Reply to this post           Amazon App store and Silk could have great value for those in need. Signals coming from...

Apple Auto – Silly season

Reply to this post           The car makers can still win the battle for the digital car. The seasonal news vacuum...

Digital Assistants – Intelligence community.

Reply to this post           Google out front but hampered with its issues. Google and Microsoft are lining up with Apple...

China Ecosystem – All is fair in love and war

Reply to this post           Fight over taxis shows how the Chinese ecosystem war will be fought. Since the merger of...

Xiaomi – Toys and eye candy

Reply to this post           MIUI 7 launch demonstrates limitations outside of China. Xiaomi has launched the next version of its...

BlackBerry – Horrible hybrid.

Reply to this post           More experimentation produces no improvement.  Yet another experiment that looks almost certain to fail, should begin...

Mobile Modularity – Rules of the road.

Reply to this post           A modular device is far harder than it sounds.  Google is continuing to struggle with Project...

Samsung – Bones of phones.

Reply to this post           There’s nothing wrong with being a component company.  The latest flagship devices continue to show very...