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Apple and Facebook – More of same

Apple FQ2 19 – Stabilisation Apple reported what was considered to be good results as the iPhone business showed greater stabilisation than the more pessimistic end of the market had...

Apple – The thin line.

Apple needs to strike a very delicate balance with its partners. Netflix’s gripe with Apple is symptomatic of the problem that Apple faces and the difficult waters it must now...

Samsung Q1 19 – Bad apples.

Samsung is looking better than Apple. Samsung has warned that its Q1 2019 performance will miss expectations which is most likely a sign of further weakness to come at one...

Apple Services – The big blue.

New services a drop in a big blue ocean of hardware. In the face of stagnating hardware revenues, Apple has brushed up its services portfolio that have almost zero chance...

Apple – Hardware heroin

Apple needs 2.1bn paying subscribers to make it a services company. Apple will launch its new video service today, but it is very unlikely to ever be big enough to...

Apple Siri – Nose job.

The privacy religion may prevent the AI fix. In stamping his authority on Apple’s AI efforts, John Giannandrea has an opportunity to fix the problems that are plaguing Siri but...

Apple FQ1 19 – Nice but dull.

Apple is looking like a safe haven once again. Hardware is by far the most efficient method of digital ecosystem monetisation but at the same time, it is also the...

Apple FQ1 19 – Much ado about nothing.

An echo of Nokia between 2003 and 2006. Apple has ensured an exciting start to the year with its first profit warning for more than 10 years that I think...

Apple vs. Qualcomm – Pressure cooker pt. III.

A Christmas present from Germany. Qualcomm has struck another blow against Apple with a permanent injunction being granted against Apple which can only serve to further increase pressure on Apple...

Apple vs. Qualcomm – Pressure cooker pt. II

The injunction has teeth. In a surprising admission of weakness, Apple has admitted that if the injunction remains in force, it will be forced to settle with Qualcomm which I...