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OpenAI and Nvidia are both under threat from Google; I like OpenAI’s chances best, but they need an advertising model to beat Google as an Aggregator.
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Google Cloud Next 2024 was Google’s most impressive assertion yet that it has the AI scale advantage and is determined to use it.
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Google could do more than just win the chatbot war: it is the one company that could make a universal assistant. The question is if the company is willing to risk it all.
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Google, the real Aggregator, is squeezing OTAs, which acted like Aggregators while depending on Google for demand. It’s easy to say Google is being unfair, but this may be better for consumers.
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Google is unique in that their business was built on being the best. The company, though, benefited from the open web. That is not the case in mobile.
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Google is at its best when its product focus follows its business model; for too long Android was a detour.
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Google’s Ad Announcement, The Privacy Sandbox, Google’s Advantage
Google’s latest ad announcement sounds like a big win for privacy, but it may make practical outcomes worse for users, with little harm to Google.
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Google Earnings, Google’s Response to ATT, Google Cloud Losses
Google’s earnings were impressive, but the company should disclose even more. Meanwhile, the problem with following Apple’s lead on ATT is it’s anticompetitive.
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An Interview with Eric Seufert about Apple, Facebook, and Mobile Advertising
A quick rumination on where Jeff Bezos and Steve Jobs were similar, and then an interview with Eric Seufert about mobile advertising and the dispute between Apple and Facebook.
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Intel Problems
Intel is in much more danger than its profits suggest; the problems are a long time in the making, and the solution is to split up the company.