Hardware
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The Oracle Inflection Point, Apple’s Price Increase
Oracle’s AI commitment requires debt, which marks an inflection point in a potential AI bubble; then, Apple finally increases iPhone prices
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iPhones 17 and the Sugar Water Trap
Apple’s iPhone announcement was impressive, but no one was impressed, because Apple is increasingly peripheral to what is changing the world.
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Made by Google 2025, AI Trade-offs, Google and the Long-Term
Google’s latest Pixel event re-imagined launch events; it was appropriate given that Google is truly re-imagining the smartphone.
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xAI Raising Money, xAI and Oracle, Xbox = Windows
Everyone wants xAI to exist, but is anyone actually using it? Then, Xbox as it once existed is dead; it’s just Windows now.
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Apple Retreats
Apple’s WWDC was a retreat from not just last year’s WWDC, but potentially a broader reset for the company. That’s why it was a great presentation.
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Apple AI’s Platform Pivot Potential
Apple AI is delayed, and Apple may be trying to do too much; what the company ought to do is empower developers to make AI applications.
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The iPhone 16e; Apple Intelligence Table Stakes; Apple vs. U.K, Continued
The iPhone 16e is more expensive than the SE it replaces, but the situation is probably temporary as Apple resets its lineup for Apple Intelligence