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Platforms and information war
Bill Bishop in his excellent newsletter Sinocism (paywall) asked some interesting questions about platforms and information war as part of an opinion piece covering a wider range of issues. It was a particular question that he posed about platforms and information war that got my attention. …if you believe that the PRC is engaged in…
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EXP TV + more stuff
EXP TV – not quite sure how to describe it; EXP TV is just tremendous. In their words “EXP TV daytime programming is called “Video Breaks”—a video collage series featuring wild, rare, unpredictable, and ever-changing archival clips touching on every subject imaginable. Similar to how golden era MTV played music videos all day, daytime EXP…
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Roland file trademarks + more things
Roland Files Trademarks For 303 & 808 Designs In Germany – Magnetic Magazine – interesting reading, in particular patenting designs so long after they were manufactured. Roland files trademarks and patents aimed at trying to stop Behringer who are due to be releasing a near perfect copy of the 808 drum machine Why Jeff Bezos…
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Apple and Jaguar Land Rover in China
Apple and Jaguar Land Rover blamed the Chinese economy for their recent financial results. The truth is probably more complex. What factors are affecting affecting Apple and Jaguar Land Rover that aren’t directly related to the Chinese economy? The reality is that Apple and Jaguar Land Rover are being buffeted by very different forces, some…
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Facebook cant be removed + more
Facebook Cant be removed from Certain Android Phones – Search Engine Journal – pre-installs creating bloatware on phones like the PC industry did when profits got tight. Given Facebook’s position as a monopoly Facebook cant be removed from phones has to be an area for action ‘I love my Mac!’ – Zoë Smith – “My…
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Three and Superdrug + more
Three and Superdrug launch new UK MVNO | total telecom – the MVNO deal with Three and Superdrug is a natural deal. Three and Superdrug are both owned by CK Hutchinson Holdings. The interesting bit is the cross business CRM where Three and Superdrug have got together to Superdrug drive loyalty card adoption. More retail…
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Chinese smartphone eco-system for beginners
Ok this isn’t the most technical video in terms of its review of the Chinese smartphone eco-system and it doesn’t touch on the WeChat eco-system, but its a good introductory video for westerners by Winston Sterzel, a YouTuber living in Shenzhen. It focuses on only the top domestic Chinese smartphone brands. If I was looking…
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Chinese devices in Asia + more news
Why the iPhone Is Losing Out to Chinese Devices in Asia – WSJ – Xiaomi has an edge in many markets because it can customize for each country while Apple creates the same products for everyone, said Jai Mani, Xiaomi’s product manager for India. – the rise of Chinese devices in Asia are picking up the…
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Financial services post-Brexit + more news
Interesting analysis on where the financial services industry is going to move their units post-Brexit to continue working in the EU. Post-Brexit London: 4 EU Cities Vying to Cash in on London’s Financial Services Exodus from Euromonitor International One of the key issues of concern for the financial services sector has been the lack progress…