Archive For

October 2016

Baidu – Headache of state.

Reply to this post           Chinese regulatory risk laid bare in Baidu’s latest earnings report.  Baidu reported a difficult set of...

GOOG/AMZN/TWTR – Mixed bag.

Reply to this post           Solid quarter at Google but Amazon slips back into bad habits. Twitter in limbo.   Alphabet Alphabet...

Microsoft – Wood for the trees.

Reply to this post           Microsoft is so focused on the future that it misses the opportunity in the present.  Microsoft...

Apple FQ4 16A – Margin gadfly

Reply to this post           Margin pressure from product mix is not a problem.  Apple reported results that broadly met expectations...

Wearables – Deadly drift.

Reply to this post           Still, no one knows why they should buy one.  Apple Watch 2 has failed to revive...

Qualcomm vs. Intel – Storm in a teacup.

Reply to this post           Qualcomm thrashes Intel but not where it really matters.  It appears that Qualcomm has once again...

LeEco – Priced to go.

Reply to this post           LeEco’s real disruption is price.  LeEco launched its assault upon the US market with a glitzy...

Google – Brain distribution pt. II.

Reply to this post           Samsung presents Google with a unique opportunity  The combination of more than 10m potential buyers and...

Facebook – The dunce.

Reply to this post           AI is emerging as a major weakness for Facebook.  There are signs that Facebook is really...

Amazon Music – Table stakes.

Reply to this post           40m tracks and a search box does not a service make.  Amazon has plugged an obvious...