Note: I put the wrong link in the Daily Email for Tuesday, September 2, 2014. The daily update for that day can be found here. Good morning, I’m really glad to be back in Taiwan and look forward to being back on a regular schedule – you’ll note how much earlier this update is arriving!Subscribe […]
Daily Update: Amazon Local Register, Messaging Apps Are Extremely Profitable, Samsung v HTC
Good morning. Hello from somewhere between Madison and Chicago. I’m in the car on the way to the airport, heading back to Taiwan. As I noted yesterday, updates for the rest of the week will come at odd hours, including, obviously, today’s. Thanks for your patience. Yesterday on the main site I asked Is BuzzFeedSubscribe […]
Daily Update: Understanding China, or Not; Apple’s China Risk; China Cracking Down on Messaging Apps
Good morning, The position of China in tech is so fascinating: it is well on its way to being the most important market in the world, yet it is largely inaccessible to most foreign companies. The big exception in the U.S. is Apple, so we start there. On to the update: Understanding China, or NotSubscribe […]
Daily Update: Samsung’s Collapsing Profit, Sprint’s Facebook-only Plan, Facebook Splits Messenger
Good morning, I apologize this update is a bit late; I was up late recording a podcast where, appropriately enough, we talked about how Apple is able to preserve its margins because of its software, and then slept a wee bit long. Still, that’s a useful lead-in to today’s first item: Samsung’s Collapsing Profit ItSubscribe […]
Daily Update: Amazon Earnings, Xiaomi Releases Wearable, Facebook Messenger and Uber
Good morning, First off, I had a new post on Stratechery on Wednesday about the Apple-IBM deal called Big Blue and Apple’s Soul. Check it out if you missed it. Secondly, I am having meetups for Access members in New York (8/1), Chicago (7/31) and Madison (TBD) over the next couple of weeks. I haveSubscribe […]
Daily Update: LINE IPO, Kindle Unlimited, Apple and China
Good morning, I am back from vacation, although I can’t say I picked the ideal week for it, particularly given the dual Microsoft memos as well as the Apple-IBM deal. I plan to write about both on the main site this week. In the meantime, there are lots of earnings results this week; I’m hopingSubscribe […]
Daily Update: Facebook’s Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats
Good morning, I am on vacation this week, so instead of Daily Updates based on the news of the past few days, I am doing Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats (SWOT) analysis’ of five of the most important companies in tech: Microsoft, Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon. These analysis’ are not meant to be comprehensive – I’m going toSubscribe […]
Daily Update: Apps on Xiaomi, LINE Making US Push, Facebook’s Messaging Strategy
Good morning, Today is Asia-themed, but with a US twist. On to the updates: Apps on Xiaomi According to Flurry, Xiaomi users love apps: Over the past 6 years, the average Apple iPhone consumer has spent more time in apps than consumers of every Android device we track – by a wide margin. This year,Subscribe […]
Daily Update: Yo, Facebook Wedge, Intel to Offer Customizable Chip
Good morning, I am working on a piece about Amazon’s new smartphone. Like most, I’m not that impressed by the phone or the price, but there’s something I’m even more concerned about (this is my best attempt at an Upworthy-type lead). Look for the piece later today. On to the (non-Amazon) updates: Yo Everyone isSubscribe […]
Daily Update: Bitcoin Breached, China Cracks Down on iMessage, Tesla Opens Patents
Good morning, A big update today, so let’s get to it: Bitcoin Breached You may think that header is a bit sensational, but in my opinion it’s difficult to overstate the implications of recent Bitcoin developments. From ArsTechnica: For the first time in Bitcoin’s five-year history, a single entity has repeatedly provided more than halfSubscribe […]