Microsoft
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Microsoft argued there is an AI platform shift, and the fact that Windows is interesting again — and that Apple is facing AI-related questions for its newest products — is evidence that is correct.
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Microsoft has come full circle from the company that cared more about Windows than Office; the retirement of the Office name is possible precisely because Microsoft gave up on Windows and went to the cloud.
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The Windows division no longer exists at Microsoft, marking the end to a four-year process of changing Microsoft’s culture.
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There are striking similarities between Microsoft today and IBM in the Lou Gerstner era, but today’s IBM should be a warning to Redmond.
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It is very fair to say that Apple is threatened by the potential rise of AI. Google, though, is also threatened by its inability to own customers’ attention. The solution for both companies may entail…
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Microsoft needs to first understand the type of company it is, and choose its strategy accordingly. That means focusing on services, not devices.
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Intel Changes, Qualcomm-Intel Rumors, Microsoft and Three Mile Island
Intel is making more changes, and announcing at least one deal with AWS, while Qualcomm is reportedly looking into an acquisition or merger. Plus, Microsoft is paying for restarted nuclear.
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Copilot Pages, Salesforce Agents
Microsoft is taking another shot at the unified workspace with Copilot Pages; Salesforce, meanwhile, is going directly to autonomous AI agents. It’s a harder problem technically, but the technology may not be the biggest problem.
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Microsoft Earnings, Copilot and CapEx, Pichai on Risk
Microsoft’s earnings were all about the long-term risk of the AI buildout and the importance of building AI-driven products.
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Crashes and Competition
The recent Windows crashes are downstream from trying to encourage competition in areas Microsoft should have never made open to begin with, highlighting the challenge for regulators.
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Apple and the OpenAI Board, Microsoft and the OpenAI Board
Both Apple and Microsoft are leaving their board observer positions with OpenAI; Apple should have never been there in the first place, while Microsoft is probably focused on escaping regulatory scrutiny.
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An Interview with Daniel Gross and Nat Friedman About Apple and AI
An interview with Danial Gross and Nat Friedman about Apple’s impressive WWDC keynote, whether or not we are in a bubble, and the future outlook for AI.
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Apple Intelligence is Right On Time
Apple is expected to announce a range of AI features at WWDC; the company is well placed to benefit from AI: they are not too late, but right on time.
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Interviews with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and CTO Kevin Scott About the AI Platform Shift
Interviews with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and CTO Kevin Scott about Microsoft’s approach to building AI
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Microsoft Build, Copilot Platforms, A Note on Recall
The most important theme at Microsoft Build was Microsoft’s attempt to build platforms on top of AI; the scope of their success, though, may already be defined.