Disruption Theory
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Bad Assumptions
John Gruber is, as only he can, relishing the claim chowder – his collected bits of analyst wisdom sure, again and again, that Apple is doomed. Apple, of course, is not doomed. In fact, the company is the very opposite of doomed, having just posted the best quarter of any company, ever.1 The analysts Gruber mocks…
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The End of Trickle-Down Technology
Reaching developing markets depends on understanding that consumers with a small budget are very different from consumers who aren’t interested in spending much
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Daily Update: Looking Forward to CES, Looking Ahead to 2015, Apple and the Functional High Ground
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Christmas Gifts and the Meaning of Design
Manage your Stratechery subscription. This is a re-post from December, 2013 Gifts are a funny thing. A year ago, for Christmas 2012, my wife “gave” me an iPad mini. I use quotes because I actually bought it; supply was constrained, and when we got a notification that there were models in stock, I quickly dashed over…
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Daily Update: Christmas Gifts for Google, Facebook, and Twitter
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Daily Update: Christmas Gifts for Apple, Samsung, and Xiaomi
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Docker and the Integrated Open Source Company
It’s been a long time since an open source project has gotten as much buzz and attention as Docker. The easiest way to explain the concept is, well, to look at the logo of the eponymous1 company that created and manages the project: The reference in the logo is to shipping containers, one of the most…
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Daily Update: Amazon is Selling Diapers, Amazon Launches Sortation Centers, AvantCredit and Lending Club
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Daily Update: Apple and Disruption, Chromebooks Surpass iPads, Chromecast Surpasses Apple TV