Archive For

January 2023

The Metaverse – Enterprise only

Expectations and sentiment continue to worsen. The reduction in PlayStation VR2 volumes for 2023 does not come as a huge surprise as the Metaverse is...

Research Publication – Automotive Ecosystems – Sitting ducks Vol. III – Frankenstein’s monster

January 30th 2023: RFM deepens its coverage of the digital automotive ecosystem with the publication of Automotive Ecosystems – Sitting ducks Vol. III – Frankenstein’s...

Intel Q4 2022 – Code red.

The sirens are wailing in Santa Clara. It may be the CEO of Rolls Royce who is evoking the “burning platform” meme from Nokia in...

Semiconductor Equipment – Geopolitics

China makes all the difference. The ideological struggle between the USA and China is making itself felt especially in the semiconductor industry where it has...

Microsoft FQ2 2023 – Cloudy with showers

The inevitable slowdown. Microsoft reported good results that were spoilt by a slowdown in the cloud meaning that growth going forward is going to be...

Microsoft & OpenAI – Chinese whispers.

This is not a simple $10bn investment. Microsoft is deepening its ties with OpenAI which looks to me to be mostly about cementing Azure’s edge...

Artificial Intelligence – Exploding hubris.

ChatGPT comes down to earth while Tesla goes underground. ChatGPT & AI in general had a bad week last week with a series of blunders...

Netflix Q4 2022 – Middle-aged.

Hastings ends on a bounce. Netflix announced good results at the same time that its long-term founder and CEO stepped down to be replaced with...

Microsoft – single vision.

The end for HoloLens? Part of Microsoft’s 5% workforce reduction includes “changes to our hardware portfolio” which probably does not mean Xbox or Surface meaning...

Apple – Failure to launch.

Apple’s incremental reality The new reality of the Metaverse appears to have caused Apple to delay its AR headset and although the media still expects...