3 Digital Strategy Lessons from Epic Games and NetEase (Tech Strategy – Podcast 168)

Jeff Towson’s Podcast highlights three pivotal lessons from NetEase, an often-underappreciated yet influential player in the gaming industry. The discussion also touches on the concept of platforms vs. ecosystems, emphasizing the latter’s role in driving major technological innovation through collaboration. This podcast brings valuable strategy insights not just for gaming companies, but also for entities in general media and entertainment​

Can Huawei’s HarmonyOS Break Android’s Monopoly? (Tech Strategy – Podcast 73)

In this episode of the Tech Strategy podcast, Jeffrey Towson discusses whether Huawei’s HarmonyOS can break Android’s global dominance. He argues that HarmonyOS has several strengths, including its security features and its ability to run on a wide range of devices. However, he also notes that HarmonyOS faces several challenges, including the lack of app support and the fact that it is competing against an entrenched incumbent.

Huawei vs. the Android-iOS Duopoly: My Interview with Huawei Consumer Products. (Asia Tech Strategy – Daily Update)

Huawei is “all in” on building a third mobile operating system and ecosystem. This is the first major challenge to the Android-Apple iOS duopoly in almost a decade. And as iOS is a closed system, it is really about Huawei taking on globally dominant, open source Android. It’s a big deal. I recently spoke with […]

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Will JD Logistics Become An Ecosystem? (2 of 2) (Asia Tech Strategy – Daily Update)

In Part 1, I described JD Logistics (JDL) as being three things. A unique capability that parent JD can leverage in its retail and marketplace businesses. Note: This is basically the same playbook as Coupang and Amazon. A service business that does “integrated logistics”. A logistics network that may become an operating system or ecosystem. […]

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