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Evolution of Technology

  • Tech Goes to Washington

    Facebook, Google, and Twitter testified before a Senate committee: it provided evidence of how tech prefers power over decentralization, even if it means regulation

  • Gatekeepers Follow-Up, Hollywood and Venture Capital, The New York Times versus Tech

    The removal of Gatekeepers should not drive the demand for new ones; then, why venture capital has a lot in common with Hollywood, which should serve as a warning. Finally, a reminder, courtesy of the New York Times, of why the Fake News campaign is dangerous.

  • Google’s Search for the Sweet Spot

    Google’s hardware event shows the company’s commitment both to devices and to artificial intelligence; just doing what you are good at, though, is not always enough.

  • Trustworthy Networking

    The problems Facebook are facing today are the result of running into the future without considering unintended consequences, much like Microsoft and the Internet. There are clear solutions for the ad problem, but the filter bubble issue is much more fraught.

  • The Super-Aggregators and the Russians

    Facebook is in trouble — again — for Russian ads about the election; figuring out how to deal with them requires first understanding that Facebook, like Google, is a Super-Aggregator. It faces zero transaction costs in all parts of its business.

  • The iPhone 8 Price Rise, The Cellular Apple Watch, Apple TV 4K and Disney

    The iPhone 8 price raise was unexpected and a reminder of how much Apple values margin. Then, the cellular Apple Watch was the real glimpse of the future, and why no one should be surprised Disney didn’t make a deal with Apple.

  • The Lessons and Questions of the iPhone X and the iPhone 8

    The iPhone X is a quintessential Apple product, because it is the best; is there a market for iPhone 8?

  • RIP Charles P. Thacker, E3 and the Importance of Clarity, Nintendo’s Differentiation

    Charles Thacker invented modern computers and demonstrated how to think differently. Then, E3 is demonstrating the importance of clarity, and Nintendo is the surprising example of the benefits

  • Boring Google

    Google’s I/O was exactly what you would expect from Google, and that’s a great sign for the company.

  • Facebook and the Cost of Monopoly

    Facebook gave one of the worst keynotes in a long time: there was no vision, just the adoption of Snap’s. It’s the inevitable outcome of a monopoly.