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  • Teams OS and the Slack Social Network

    Slack lost to Microsoft head-to-head, but has smartly shifted to a horizontal strategy that the vertically-oriented Microsoft can’t match.

  • Apple and Facebook

    Apple and Facebook seem like they are in conflict, but have often been each other’s best partners.

  • The End of OS X

    OS X is retired, but fortunately, its legacy appears to live on in macOS 11.0.

  • Apple, ARM, and Intel

    ARM Macs are imminent; why they make sense, and why the implications could be far-reaching, for not just Apple but also Intel.

  • Never-Ending Niches

    The Internet changed how media competes to focus and quality, but quality is defined by your niche.

  • Dust in the Light

    The Internet ends gatekeepers and increases transparency, which has world-altering effects — both good and bad.

  • Platforms in an Aggregator World

    Facebook Shops are good for Shopify merchants, but bad for Shopify; the answer is to push more into the real world.

  • Chips and Geopolitics

    TSMC showed the power of modularization, and now they are core to the U.S. national security strategy.

  • Dithering and Open Versus Free

    Announcing the new Dithering podcast, and why it is important to fight for the open ecosystem that Spotify is trying to aggregate.

  • The Anti-Amazon Alliance

    Google Shopping is changing its model, suggesting Google is joining the Anti-Amazon Alliance; 3rd-party merchants should do the same.