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Covid-19 – Short but sharp.

4 of the G7 could follow China & Italy. As with most infections, it is not the pathogen that does most of the damage but the reaction to it. This...

SoftBank – Top of the Pops.

The hits keep on coming. SoftBank’s biggest problem following on from WeWork is that every one of its investments that go wrong or have problems will receive intense press attention...

Waymo – The crowd.

Waymo has to get back out front. Waymo has raised $2.25bn from outside sources as I think it needs to accelerate its progress as evidence that many of its rivals...

GM Cruise – Form over substance.

A vehicle with no launch date. GM Cruise has launched its first autonomous vehicle which has no launch date and about which I think questionable statements were made. The vehicle...

Google – Under the rug

Choice of search engine makes little if any difference. Google choose an opportune time to publish what could have been seen as bad news but in reality, I don’t think...

Merry Xmas and Happy New Year

Radio Free Mobile has closed down for the holiday period. Normal service will resume at CES on Monday 6th January 2020. Radio Free Mobile would like to wish its readers...

Meituan – Thumb economics.

Meituan proves the efficacy of RFM’s rule of thumb. There is a mad rush going on to use Meituan Dianping’s profitability as an example that food delivery can make money,...

Lyft – Robo experimentation.

Lyft is preparing for robotaxis, not car rentals. Lyft is launching a car rental service that I think has nothing to do with renting cars and everything to do with...

5G – Juicy fruit.

Apple decides the roll-out time table. While Qualcomm is busy setting the scene for 5G with its latest silicon releases, it is Apple (and to some degree Samsung) that is...

Mobile Banking – The legacy bet

If you can’t beat them, join them. Google’s move into banking with Citigroup makes complete sense because, as Facebook found, the vested interests in the banking sector will do whatever...