Ben Thompson
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Microsoft and Software Survival
Microsoft got hammered on Wall Street for capacity allocation decisions that were the right ones: the software that wins will use AI to usurp other software.
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Personal Day — Sick
Personal Day — Sick
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An Interview with Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour About Prediction Markets
An interview with Kalshi co-founder and CEO Tarek Mansour about the value of prediction markets.
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Intel Earnings, The Agentic Opportunity, Intel’s Mistaken Pessimism
Intel’s earnings were disappointing because the company is missing a huge opportunity by virtue of selling off its capacity.
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2026.04: Netflix, Luka, and Life in La La Land
The best Stratechery content from the week of January 19, 2025, including Netflix questions, what TSMC means to AI, and some basketball
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An Interview with Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters About Engagement and Warner Bros.
An interview with Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters about engagement, competition, and the Warner Bros. acquisition.
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TSMC Earnings, The TSMC Brake Revisited, Why AI Needs Foundry Competition
TSMC admitted that it has invested too little in the face of overwhelming demand for AI; that’s why the industry needs to facilitate competition for the foundry leader.
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Ads in ChatGPT, Why OpenAI Needs Ads, The Long Road to Instagram
OpenAI finally announced that ads are coming to ChatGPT. It’s an important step, but one with far more risk given the delay — and the delay means the ads aren’t yet the right ones.