Media Coverage

The Wall Street Journal: VP and Principal Analyst Sucharita Kodali offers insights about Amazon employees in Alabama siding against unionization and how this decision gives the company flexibility in running its warehouse. Read full article here. Read more from Sucharita Kodali here.

Senior Analyst David Mooter discusses the Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Google v. Oracle, telling the outlet a ruling in Oracle’s favor would have exposed open-source software makers to copyright trolls threatening lawsuits over similarities between competing software codes. The Wall Street Journal: Supreme Court Decision Affirms Open-Source’s Role in Modern Software Development [...]

The Sydney Morning Herald: In a story about Slack’s expansion plans for Australia, VP and Principal Analyst Kate Leggett reacts to Salesforce’s earlier acquisition of Slack, which will help in its overall competition with Microsoft’s Teams. Read the full article here. Read more from Kate Leggett here.

South China Morning Post: Principal Analyst Charlie Dai discusses electronics company Xiaomi’s recent announcement that they are entering the electric vehicle market, as well as the potential hurdles they will face in doing so. Read the full article here. Read more from Charlie Dai here.

CNBC.com: Senior Analyst Vijay Raghavan speaks about UK watchdog The Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) increasing role in regulating the big tech firms across Europe. Read the full article here. Read more from Vijay Raghavan here.

The Washington Post: VP & Principal Analyst J.P. Gownder offers insights on Microsoft awarding the U.S. Army a contract worth up to $21 billion for augmented reality headsets: “It’s the biggest mixed-reality deal out there,” he says. Read the full article here.

Today.com: Speaking with this NBC outlet, Principal Analyst David Johnson breaks down several workplace changes employees can expect to encounter when they ultimately return to the office. These include a hybrid workforce, fewer meetings, less Zoom fatigue, and more transparency about employees’ home lives. Read the full article here.

Financial Express: Analyst Arnav Gupta speaks to this outlet about why WhatsApp Pay has not taken off exponentially, considering that India is its largest market in terms of users. Read the full article here.

Reuters: Forrester data on global retailers losing $1.2 trillion in sales in 2020 is featured in this article about global garment makers. This article has also been syndicated to Yahoo! Finance, MSN, Financial Post, U.S. News & World Report, and The Globe & Mail. Read the full article here.

The New York Times: VP & Principal Analyst Julie Ask Julie Ask speaks to the NYT about prevalent tech that will impact consumers in 2021, including augmented reality for online shopping and fitness wearables. Read the full article here.

The Wall Street Journal: Senior Analyst Enza Iannopollo describes how companies face privacy and data-flow risks in the post-Brexit UK. Read the full article here.

The Washington Post: VP & Principal Analyst Sucharita Kodali discusses retail delivery bottlenecks due to the pandemic. Read the full article here.

Handelsblatt: 20% revenue growth and more software offerings — Germany’s leading business daily speaks with VP & Principal Kate Leggett about the ambitious plans of Salesforce. Read the full article here.

The Economic Times: Forrester data on the size of the Indian ecommerce market is included in this piece. The outlet has also published several articles quoting analysts Sucharita Kodali and Satish Meena about the India retail industry including additional coverage in Times of India. Read the full article here.

Financial Times: VP & Principal Analyst Art Schoeller describes how Microsoft has influenced Saleforce’s recent acquisition of Slack. This article has also been syndicated to Financial Post.  Read the full article here.

Quartz: Senior Analyst Jeff Becker shares perspective on factors leading to Amazon, JPMorgan Chase, and Berkshire Hathaway-backed Haven Healthcare shutting down. This article has also been syndicated to Yahoo! Finance. Read the full article here.

Bloomberg: Principal Analyst Charlie Dai speaks about how China is taking steps to protect itself from a widening US tech ban by importing computer chips and the machines that make them. This article has also been syndicated to BloombergQuint. Read the full article here.

CNBC: VP & Principal AnalystJim Nail describes how many Super Bowl advertisers played it safe this year due to the pandemic. Nail’s insights are also included in articles from AdExchanger, Advertising Age, and DestinationCRM. Dipanjan Chatterjee, speaking with Adweek, says the pandemic’s influence over the Super Bowl means “brands aren’t looking to plop down $5.5 million on something that’s not a [...]

CNN: VP & Principal Analyst James McQuivey speaks about the commercial use cases for transparent TVs per LG’s product showcase at this year’s CES. Additional CES 2021 coverage includes pieces in IoT World Today, The Telegraph, and a French TV interview with BSMART. Read the full article here.