May 2010

Is the JooJoo Junk Compared to iPad?

Don’t look now but the iPad has competition in Asia…

Govts’ Next Stupid Trick:Lower Lending

Proposed rules on banks would hurt lending which “would not necessarily be an undesirable outcome…”

The Best Hotel In Tokyo

Airlines running hotels…not a good idea. JAL just sold theirs…

US Heading Into Another Great Depression

The Great Depression reveals why Obama’s economic policies are failing to stimulate anything better than anemic growth…

The Dark Secret Behind iPad’s Success

Behind the gushing headlines and runaway success of the iPad is an unsettling story about hundreds of thousands of ordinary Chinese. The iPad’s success is their nightmare.

An Early Christmas for iPad Buyers

Nobody really needs one. Everybody really wants one…

Companies Battle Over 3G In Russia

Mobile company MegaFon just became the number two mobile operator in Russia…

Russians Love To See Foreigners Sweat

The Russian government (once again) is trying to make its market more business friendly to overseas companies. Good luck with that.