On the newest episode of Exponent, the podcast I co-host with James Allworth: In this episode we discuss feedback about Uber and pricing, then talk about Ben’s recent articles on Microsoft and Apple/IBM. Ben Thompson: It’s Time to Split Up Microsoft – Stratechery Ben Thompson: Big Blue and Apple’s Soul – Stratechery (Note: We recorded […]
Podcasts
Podcast: The Talk Show – Free Alcoholic Beverages
I was pleased to again join John Gruber on The Talk Show where we talked about Samsung’s struggles, Xiaomi, wearables, and a whole lot more. Check it out. I think you’ll enjoy it.
Podcast: Exponent 009 – The Societal Perspective
On the newest episode of Exponent, the podcast I co-host with James Allworth: In this episode we first defend surge pricing before continuing our debate from last week: is society better off when corporations try to innovate, or would we be better off if we left the innovation to startups? Your answer to this question […]
Podcast: Exponent Episode 008 – Debating Disruption
On the newest episode of Exponent, the podcast I co-host with James Allworth: In this episode we take on the validity of Disruption Theory in three parts: A discussion of Jill Lepore’s New Yorker article attacking disruption, as well as the debate that surrounded the article Ben’s article from last fall “What Clayton Christensen Got […]
Podcast: Exponent 007 – "Growing Up" v "Hungry and Foolish"
On the newest episode of Exponent, the podcast I co-host with James Allworth: There’s a bit of a consensus building post WWDC: Apple has grown up, and it’s great. Consider the conclusion from John Gruber’s excellent piece Only Apple: New Apple didn’t need a reset. New Apple needed to grow up. To stop behaving like […]
Podcast: Electric Shadow – Irons in the Fire
Late last week I joined Moisés Chiullan and Guy English for a podcast that built pretty directly on last week’s Stratechery article How Apple TV Might Disrupt Microsoft and Sony. We went deep on many of the questions raised on Twitter about the piece, including console lifecycles, the Playstation TV, Metal, and more. Moisés has […]
Podcast: Exponent 006 – Product Versus Profit
On the newest episode of Exponent, the podcast I co-host with James Allworth: In this episode we discuss why James was less excited by WWDC than was Ben, why the Beats acquisition may actually be a textbook response to the Innovator’s Dilemma, whether Apple has every truly faced disruption, as well as James’ review of […]
Podcast: Exponent 005 – The World has Changed
On the newest episode of Exponent, the podcast I co-host with James Allworth: This episode surprised us; through a discussion of who is at fault in the latest series of new vs old-world spats, we realized that not only has the Internet fundamentally changed winners-and-losers, but also the very nature of economic competition and the […]
Podcast: This Week in Tech – Plaudits and Brickbats
I was very honored to join Leo Laporte and friends on a special Memorial Day episode of This Week in Tech. We covered a wide range of issues, including the Surface Pro 3, the rumored Apple-Beats deal delayed, Amazon v Hachette, Metafilter v Google, Ebay’s security breach, and more. You can download the show here.
Podcast: Exponent Episode 004 – Technology and Politics
On the newest episode of Exponent, the podcast I co-host with James Allworth: Are the recent debates on net neutrality, the protests of Google buses, even SOPA a sign of things to come? Building on yesterday’s article The Net Neutrality Wake-up Call, we discuss the intersection of technology and politics. Why do people in technology […]