Good morning, Today’s update is really one big piece focused on the rise of local players in smartphones, with a specific focus on Xiaomi and Micromax. On to the update: Xiaomi Wins on More than Price Big news from China, from the Wall Street Journal: Xiaomi, the Chinese smartphone maker with the diminutive name, becameSubscribe […]
August 2014
Daily Update: Why Facebook is About to Explode, NFL to Use Surface Tablets, Mobileye IPOs
Good morning, I trust you all had a great weekend – I certainly did, particularly as I had the opportunity to meet several of you. Thanks again for being supporters. On to the update: Why Facebook is About to Explode When I started Stratechery I was a Facebook skeptic, but about a year ago ISubscribe […]
Podcast: Exponent 011 – Red Pill Blue Pill
On the newest episode of Exponent, the podcast I co-host with James Allworth: In this episode we discuss this tweet of Ben’s: Apple has a monopoly on the iOS market. And monopolies are profitable. — Ben Thompson (@monkbent) July 25, 2014 We also discuss the news that OKCupid and Facebook are running tests on their […]
Daily Update: Businesses Not Apps Follow-up, Mobile IE to Support Webkit Prefixes, LinkedIn Beats
Good morning, I wrote a different type of article yesterday – see below – that took a lot more time and effort than many of the other things I have written. The reason I mention that is not because it has anything to do with the article – it doesn’t – but rather to noteSubscribe […]