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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TSMC Earnings, The AI Milestone
TSMC’s earnings included the milestone of high-performance computing — including AI — surpassing smartphones; the next milestone is Apple no longer being TSMC’s leading-edge customer.
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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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Reddit’s Robots.txt, The Reddit Perspective, Google Contracts
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Netflix Earnings, The Status of Netflix Advertising
Netflix’s earnings emphasize that the company wants to dominate subscription-based streaming, and that that means it won’t necessarily dominate advertising.
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Why Apple Deserves Special Scrutiny, Paramount Merges with Skydance
Apple deserves special scrutiny from regulators, and Paramount demonstrates Hollywood’s commitment to irrationality.
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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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TSMC Earnings, TSMC’s Pricing Mistake, Intel v. TSMC
TSMC earnings and Taiwan’s margin impact, why the company left money on the table (which might have cost the chairman his job), and Intel’s relative risk-taking.