Making Money
Business models are the surest way to understand a company’s motivations.
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For Apple, hitting middle age means a strategy primarily focused on monetizing its existing customers. It makes sense, but one wonders what happens next.
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The impact of Facebook’s News Feed changes on the media is far less interesting than what the changes — and their stated purpose — say about Facebook itself.
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Google is at its best when its product focus follows its business model; for too long Android was a detour.
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An Interview with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang About Accelerated Computing
An interview with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang about his GTC 2026 keynote, navigating China and DC, and remembering Nvidia’s true nature.
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An Interview with Robert Fishman About the Current State of Hollywood
An interview with MoffettNathanson’s Robert Fishman about the current state of Hollywood, including Netflix, Paramount, YouTube, Disney, and Amazon.
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MacBook Neo, The (Not-So) Thin MacBook, Apple and Memory
The MacBook Neo was built to be cheap; that it is still good is not only a testament to Apple Silicon, but also the fact that the most important software runs in the cloud.
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Xbox Replaces Head of Gaming, Xbox History, Whither Xbox
Xbox has a new head, who isn’t a gamer; I suspect Microsoft is doing what it should have done a decade ago: get out of the console business.
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Microsoft and Software Survival
Microsoft got hammered on Wall Street for capacity allocation decisions that were the right ones: the software that wins will use AI to usurp other software.
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Intel Earnings, The Agentic Opportunity, Intel’s Mistaken Pessimism
Intel’s earnings were disappointing because the company is missing a huge opportunity by virtue of selling off its capacity.