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Alibaba, Tencent and Walled Gardens: History Repeats Itself

May 19, 2015 By Brian Viard

In a bid to prevent users from venturing out of their proprietary environment, Alibaba and Tencent are aggressively adopting a walled garden strategy.

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Digital Economy, ExpertSpeak, Invisible Hand Revealed, Strategy, Technology Tagged With: Alibaba, Alipay, Brian Viard, Internet, Mobile, Slider, Telecommunications, Tencent, WeChat

Apple in China: iWho?

January 6, 2014 By Christopher Beddor

Rivals race ahead of Apple in China’s smartphone and tablet markets. What does it mean for Apple’s future? Li Tingting unwraps a new iPhone 5S outside the Apple store in Sanlitun, a glitzy shopping district in Beijing. She’s had her eyes on an iPhone for some time, she says, and after a few months finally […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Consumers, Know China, Retail, Technology Tagged With: Apple, China Mobile, Huawei, iPhone, Mobile, Slider, Smartphone

Download the June 2013 issue of CKGSB Magazine: Future of Freemium

July 1, 2013 By CKGSB Knowledge

You are invited to download the June issue of CKGSB Magazine. You’ll enjoy articles and interviews like: COVER STORY: The Future of Freemium: In light of the recent debate over whether WeChat should start charging its users, CKGSB Magazine takes a close look at the freemium model in which a company provides the bulk of its services […]

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Technology Tagged With: 3G, 4G, Automobiles, Bottom of the Pyramid, Freemium, IPOs, Jingdong, Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild, Lenovo, LinkedIn, Lower-Tier Cities, Magazine, Mobile, Real Estate, Rothschild, Skype, Slider, State Owned Enterprises, Stockmarket, Stuart Hart, WeChat

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