Ben Thompson
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Apple AI’s Platform Pivot Potential
Apple AI is delayed, and Apple may be trying to do too much; what the company ought to do is empower developers to make AI applications.
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Alexa+, A Brief History of Alexa, Amazon — and Apple’s — Mistake
Alexa+ looks amazing, and that’s exactly my problem with it: Amazon is trying to do too much, must like Apple did with new Siri
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More TSMC Fabs in the U.S., Taiwan’s Trump Card
TSMC announced new fabs in the U.S., but without dates and processes it’s safe to assume Taiwan is keeping its Silicon Shield.
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Microsoft EOLs Skype, Skype’s Founding, Microsoft’s Skype Charity
Microsoft is pulling the plug on Skype, a service they never should have acquired and on which they spent way too much time and money; I’m still sad.
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2025.09: Tough Decisions and Tradeoffs
The best Stratechery content from the week of February 24, 2025, including why Ben thinks we should sell AI chips to China, the tradeoffs entailed in encryption, and why tech history helps frame — but doesn’t answer — tech’s biggest questions.
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An Interview with Benedict Evans About AI Unknowns
An interview with Benedict Evans about AI lessons over the last year, and the many unresolved issues that will impact industry structure going forward.
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More Chip Curbs?, Google LLM Status Check
Ending the chip ban might be a mistake; I just hope people pushing for more realize that could be wrong as well. Then, Google’s current position with LLMs, and the importance of GCP.
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AI Promise and Chip Precariousness
The AI industry is more exciting than ever, but the chip situation is very precarious and requires drastic action.
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The iPhone 16e; Apple Intelligence Table Stakes; Apple vs. U.K, Continued
The iPhone 16e is more expensive than the SE it replaces, but the situation is probably temporary as Apple resets its lineup for Apple Intelligence