Apple Event – Incremental innovation
Apple takes no risks with its launches. The event is back to its usual time but while the production quality of the event was better...
Ant Group – Antpocalypse now
The state seals Ant Group’s fate. Further interventions into Ant group by the regulator ensure that the businesses will be less nimble, less efficient, and...
Epic vs. Apple – A battle royale final?
Epic lands a blow but not the knockout it was looking for. The verdict is a big win for Epic Games when comes to money,...
China vs USA – Problematic signals
SMIC’s expansion highlights China’s difficulty in semiconductors. Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) is expanding its capacity, but its plans betray its limitations meaning that its...
Tencent – The hammer pt. II
There is much worse ahead. Although the real regulatory hammer has yet to fall on Tencent, it is being hit far harder than I expected...
Apple Automotive – Tinker, tailor, soldier, car? Pt IV
Nonsensical notion takes another hit. The defection of Apple’s car chief, Doug Field, is being seen as a huge blow for Apple’s ambitions to make...
Didi & China – Long term pain.
State intervention will be detrimental in the long term. Part of the remedies imposed by the Chinese regulator could be a move to effective state...
Apple App Store – House of cards
The concession that brings down the house. Apple’s most recent changes to its App Store policy look like little more than an attempt to win...
Arm China – No Armed robbery
Very little to see here. The notion that Arm China has pilfered Arm’s IP and is selling it to Chinese customers makes no sense because...
Didi – Blood in the water pt. II