I’m firmly of the belief that participants in the TMT industry need to read widely in order to understand the present and future dynamics of the market. To that end, this post is a collection of the articles that have caught my eye. This week – UK broadband speeds jump 22%, Facebook more dependent on pigs than first thought and lacks the cash for mobile, Amazon embarks on an Indian adventure while Stripe guns for Paypal and the FBI hacks Skype New business models Sigh – more patent news and what is clearly the opening salvo from Google’s new Motorola patent portfolio weapon. Apple, it seems, are a harder target than Samsung! (see second link) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16871075 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16877438 For all the gnashing of teeth over the years about the poor quality of UK broadband, a good bit of market-based competition between BT, Virgin and Sky has led to speeds being on the rise. Of course, consumers tend to be able to find something to do with tha...
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