Michael and Johnny continue their International Technology Tour by traveling West to Europe. We look at the largest companies by market cap which span the following industries - Enterprise, Telecommunications, Semiconductors, Payments and Services.
In the News of the Week, we discuss Chadwick Boseman's untimely passing and his strength for making over 8 movies while fighting late-stage cancer. We discuss the latest on the ongoing Epic vs Apple legal battle, and Tiktok's continuing will they sell? drama.
Recorded Date: Sunday, August 30, 2020
Time Stamps
- 00:00:18: RIP Chadwick Boseman
- 00:01:45: News Updates
- 00:06:33: Euro-tech
- 00:08:57: SAP
- 00:13:32: Telecoms
- 00:21:23: Semiconductors
- 00:24:10: Payments and Services
- 00:30:14: Takeaways
Highlights
- If Chadwick Boseman can make all those movies while fighting late-stage cancer, no one has an excuse
- Will China's new technology export law prevent Tiktok's sale?
- Anyone who worked at any large company probably interacted with SAP
- Michael threw a Nokia N1100 from the 6th floor of a building onto a concrete pavement and it still worked!
- Sony Ericsson phones were gorgeous forward looking phones of their times
- The Semiconductor industry is so large, that you can focus on one aspect of it and still be a $35 B business
- Companies have to compete within their own countries first before being able to go to other neighboring countries in Europe
