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Samsung – Fall before the first

Reply to this post           Bixby falls even before its first hurdle. Samsung’s delay in the roll-out of Bixby is a strong indication of just how...

Xiaomi – No favours

Reply to this post           Xiaomi’s ecosystem remains its biggest weakness. Comparing itself to Costco helps Xiaomi’s valuation somewhat but does no favours when it comes...

Huawei – Rivers of blood pt. IV

Reply to this post           I am pretty sure Huawei lost money in handsets last year. Huawei reported strong growth in revenues in 2016 but that...

Samsung – Still in the box

Reply to this post           Bezels break the box but Bixby stays inside. While Samsung is bursting out of the box in pushing the limits of...

MWC Day 1 – The time machine

Reply to this post           The taxonomy of MWC is changing Nokia has through nostalgia has created some excitement in the mobile phone industry but elsewhere...

MWC Day 0 – Prominent feature.

Reply to this post           A feature phone steals the show. Huawei – Rear view mirror. Huawei launched its latest flagship the P10 and P10 plus...

Samsung – Residual fall-out.

Reply to this post           It is still the long-term damage that I fear.  While Samsung appears to have contained the disaster that was the Note...

Huawei & Baidu – Bodies and time.

Reply to this post           I think Huawei would be better off doing a deal with Baidu.   It looks like Huawei has decided to build...

Xiaomi & Huawei – Different strokes

Reply to this post           Xiaomi and Huawei go in different directions. While commentators are absorbed with Apple’s (almost certainly temporary) No. 1 position in the...

Apple FQ1 16 – One way street.

Reply to this post           iPhone benefits where Google could not. Apple released excellent results highlighting that contrary to my previous view, iOS has been the...