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Google Stadia – Humble pie.

Google should issue refunds. Gaming on mobile phones remains a huge opportunity because outside of China, there is no dominant player but the way that Stadia is going it looks...

Blue Apron – No bottom

Blue Apron shares are probably going to zero. Another set of awful results has forced the board of Blue Apron to seek “strategic alternatives” which in English means either someone...

Digital Automotive – Badly needed space.

Falling investments give OEMs more space. Since the deflation of the autonomous hype balloon, investments in automotive technology have fallen which will slow the pace of innovation giving the badly...

Uber Q4 19 – The Adjustment Bureau.

Rides doesn’t really make any money. Uber reported reasonable results compared to expectations but losses have remained heavy which I think will continue to weigh on sentiment despite the promise...

Qualcomm & Spotify – The 5G podcast.

Qualcomm FQ1 20 – 5G story. Qualcomm reported good results as the roll-out of 5G is gathering pace but the uncertainty in China is likely to impact Qualcomm more than...

Streaming wars – Starting gun.

Disney is out of the blocks in first position.  Disney has handsomely beaten expectations for its Disney+ service but at the same, the costs of fighting this war immediately become...

Alphabet – Wishful thinking

Google is not going to become Apple.   Google reported good Q4 19 results, but its greater disclosure unwittingly revealed that hardware has again let the side down and I...

Digital automotive – Window of opportunity

Data from cars is better than data from phones for now.   When it comes to digital transportation services, I think that data that comes directly from the vehicle will...

Amazon & Uber – Cylinders and pockets.

Amazon Q4 19 – Almost all cylinders Amazon reported excellent results that completely overshadowed the hundreds of millions that Amazon is burning to win India as its investments in growing...

Facebook & Tesla Q4 19 – Mixed bag.

Tesla Q4 19 – Own two feet Tesla’s results have already divided opinion, but while the valuation remains unjustifiable, I think my very long-term view that Tesla won’t survive needs...