The unstoppable rise of TCL TV TCL has officially overtaken LG to become the second largest TV maker in the world, only beaten out by Samsung. This is especially surprising given that TCL did not even enter the North American TV market till 2013. But,… Read More »The Unstoppable Rise of TCL TV: From Underdog to Global Leader
The state of Philips Electronics Remember Philips Electronics? Well, you probably do because your light bulbs, electric toothbrushes, and shaving blades likely still carry the Philips branding. But remember when Philips was a leading electronics company like Sony and Panasonic? They were crushing it with… Read More »The Rise and Fall of Philips Electronics: A Journey Through Innovation and Adversity
An utter fail Microsoft lost $7.6 billion, 7,800 jobs, and 3 years of time on their worst acquisition of all time: Nokia. From an outside perspective, this was an obvious disaster just waiting to happen. Microsoft had taken a gamble with a legacy phone maker… Read More »The Microsoft Nokia Acquisition: A $7.6 Billion Blunder
Introduction The Nokia ringtone is perhaps the most iconic sound of the early 2000s, a nostalgic emblem marking the dawn of the mobile era. At that time, Nokia stood tall as the undisputed leader in the global cellphone market, commanding over 50% of the industry… Read More »Nokia: From Dominance to Redemption – A Journey Through History
Google IO 2024 is this year’s edition of Google’s annual developers conference, which is usually hosted in Mountain View, California. As is customary, Google used the opportunity to announce a plethora of new products and services. I have compiled a list of all the announcements… Read More »Key Highlights from Google IO 2024
Dire State Once upon a time, Panasonic was one of the largest electronics brands globally, manufacturing a wide range of products such as TVs, appliances, batteries, and phones. Alongside Sony and Toshiba, they were a source of pride for Japan from the mid to late… Read More »What Happened To Panasonic?
Introduction Something’s really fishy about WhatsApp. It’s been 10 years since Facebook announced that it was buying the company for $22 billion. They spent $19 billion dollars to buy it. Why did they do it and what does it mean? You would think that the… Read More »The Inside Story of the WhatsApp Acquisition: Why Facebook Paid $19 Billion
I’m sure you’re all familiar with hot startups like Airbnb, Instagram, Snapchat, Uber, Doordash, and Robinhood. But, have you ever heard of a startup called Stripe? Stripe is a payment processor that processed more than $1 trillion in 2023 alone. Even if you don’t know… Read More »Stripe: From Startup to $1 Trillion Payment Processor
The State Of Sony Once upon a time, Sony was by far the most dominant TV maker in the world. They sold as many as ten million TVs every single year, and TV enthusiasts would often not even consider any other brand as they strongly… Read More »The Decline of Sony TVs: How the Once-Dominant Brand Lost Its Edge