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  • Apple’s 50 Years of Integration

    Tuesday, March 31, 2026

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    Apple has survived 50 years by being the only company integrating hardware and software; if the company loses because of AI it will be because the point of integration changes.


  • Intel and AMD to Collaborate on x86, A History of Intel and AMD, ARM and AI

    Wednesday, October 16, 2024

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    Intel and AMD are coming together to evolve x86; this is a shock given their history, but not a surprise given their reality.


  • Does VR Matter?, Modular Products and Defining New Markets, TikTok Acquirers

    Wednesday, April 24, 2024

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    First, the theoretical case for why Meta’s approach to VR is more likely to succeed, then, which companies should acquire TikTok


  • IBM Splits, IBM Skepticism, IBM and Antitrust

    Monday, October 12, 2020

    IBM is splitting itself up, and while it makes sense, it is an admission of failure. It’s also a lesson for regulators.


  • Microsoft and ZeniMax, Microsoft Ignite, Microsoft and COVID

    Wednesday, September 23, 2020

    More on Microsoft’s acquisition of ZeniMax and how it fits in with the company’s Xbox strategy, and then a review of the big themes from the company’s Ignite conference.


  • The End of the Beginning

    Tuesday, January 7, 2020

    The beginning of technology was about the shift from batched computing in one place to continuous computing everywhere. That era of paradigm changes may be over, which means the real changes are only beginning.


  • What Is a Tech Company?

    Tuesday, September 3, 2019

    The question of “What is a tech company” comes down to how much software and its unique characteristics affects the company’s core business.


  • Facebook’s FTC Fine, Apple and Microsoft’s Mistake, IBM’s Unbundling

    Tuesday, July 16, 2019

    Facebook’s FTC fine is being pilloried, but it really is large and unprecedented. Plus, why Facebook critics were asleep at the wheel. Then, Microsoft saving Apple has an analogy to IBM, and is a potential argument in favor of antitrust action.


  • Distinguishing Regulation, Is the Internet Different?, Reasons for Skepticism

    Thursday, December 13, 2018

    Follow-up on The State of Technology in 2018: the different types of regulation, whether or not the Internet is different, and why consumer tech companies may be weaker than they seem.


  • IBM-Red Hat Follow-up, Microsoft Earnings, Amazon Earnings

    Tuesday, October 30, 2018

    More on IBM and Red Hat, then Microsoft and Amazon’s earnings.


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    Greatest Of All Talk | Apr 20
    Panic Rankings: Pistons Picking Up the Pieces, Rockets on the Ropes, Blazers Pinching Pennies, and More from the NBA Playoffs
  • Play-In Chaos and Knueppel Slippage, Anyone But the Thunder, Title Picks and Awards Resolution

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    Thursday, April 2, 2026
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    Monday, April 20, 2026
  • An Interview with F1 Driver and Venture Capitalist Nico Rosberg About the Drive to Win

    Thursday, April 16, 2026
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  • Tim Cook Steps Down

    Dithering | Apr 21
    Tim Cook Steps Down
  • Panic Rankings: Pistons Picking Up the Pieces, Rockets on the Ropes, Blazers Pinching Pennies, and More from the NBA Playoffs

    Greatest Of All Talk | Apr 20
    Panic Rankings: Pistons Picking Up the Pieces, Rockets on the Ropes, Blazers Pinching Pennies, and More from the NBA Playoffs
  • Play-In Chaos and Knueppel Slippage, Anyone But the Thunder, Title Picks and Awards Resolution

    Greatest Of All Talk | Apr 17
    Play-In Chaos and Knueppel Slippage, Anyone But the Thunder, Title Picks and Awards Resolution

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  • An Interview with F1 Driver and Venture Capitalist Nico Rosberg About the Drive to Win

    Thursday, April 16, 2026
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  • An Interview with Arm CEO Rene Haas About Selling Chips

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