The thing hasn’t been announced but it’s already a “Best Seller”? More wonderful marketing from Amazon.<\/p>\n
I bought one today … well, sort-of. I pre-ordered:<\/p>\n Meantime, pick up a few shares of AMZN. It’s a little weak this morning.<\/p>\n I think Alibaba’s weakness presents a nice buying opportunity. China stocks have fallen because of Trump’s Trade War and a slowing economy there. But BABA is firing on all cylinders. I love its finances. Two numbers blow me away:<\/p>\n According to a February 2018 SEC filing, Alibaba has\u00a0617 million<\/b>\u00a0monthly mobile users and\u00a0552 million<\/b>\u00a0active users on its China retail marketplaces (Tmall and Taobao).<\/p>\n And it’s only grown since then. Here’s a chart showing breakdown of its businesses:<\/p>\n Here’s BABA year to date:<\/p>\n Internet envy<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n We rented an AirBnB in Denver for the weekend. Comfortable house with weird furniture. No drekorator (spelled correctly) was present here.<\/p>\n The house’s Internet speed is simply amazing. Everyone should have this download speed. Made writing today’s blog a real pleasure.<\/p>\n All recent iPhones have three great features:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n + WiFi calling. Improves the quality of your phone calls.<\/p>\n + Personal Hotspot. WiFi for your laptop. Lets you get private WiFi anywhere and everywhere.<\/p>\n + PhotoSharing — now called “For You” under the new iOS 12.<\/p>\n You don’t need to buy a new iPhone to get these wonderful features. But you do need to get the new Apple watch.<\/p>\n Murphy’s Other Laws<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n + Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.<\/p>\n + He who laughs last, thinks slowest.<\/p>\n + A day without sunshine is like, well, night.<\/p>\n + Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.<\/p>\n + Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.<\/p>\n + If the shoe fits, get another one just like it.<\/p>\n + God gave you toes to find furniture in the dark.<\/p>\n + When you go into court, you are putting yourself in the hands of twelve people who weren’t smart enough to get out of jury duty.<\/p>\n If you’re a gmail subscriber, you may not have received recent blogs by email from me. For some reason, Google things my blog is spam and is rejecting my brilliance. I’m trying to solve the problem. (Good luck dealing with Google.) Meantime, visit my blog for the latest. Any day. Click here<\/a>.<\/strong> Yesterday’s blog, which has my Dozen Best Tips for a Better Life<\/strong>, is\u00a0here.<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"smartplug\"](\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/smartplug.jpg\")
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\nHarry Newton, who is sounding like a cracked record on the perils of investing in emerging countries. If you want more ghoulish pleasure on their problems, read these two pieces from the Economist<\/em> on poor Brazil, which looks as though it’s going down the insane path Venezuela blazed. Read here<\/strong><\/a> and here.<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n