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Strengths=Weaknesses

Successful companies optimize themselves from one approach; to do something different is often impossible.

  • Apple’s Organizational Crossroads

    A core part of what makes Apple Apple is its organization structure; Tim Cook has said it will never change. However, if Apple is serious about being a services company, change it must.

  • From Products to Platforms

    Apple was at its best in its most recent keynote: unveiling the sorts of products the company is uniquely capable of creating. The question, though, is whether the company has the vision and capability of making those products into platforms.

  • Intel and the Delay in Moore’s Law, Another Android Vulnerability

    Moore’s Law has officially hit a slow-down. The more important question is why — and it is necessarily as bad a thing as we expected? Plus, the latest Android vulnerability points to a big Apple advantage and the implications of tradeoffs.

  • Google’s BeyondCorp, Reddit’s Anti-Harassment Policy, Speech and Abuse on the Internet

    Today’s update discusses Google’s new corporate security approach as well as Reddit’s new anti-harassment policy, as well as the surprising way in which they are connected.

  • Losing My Amazon Religion

    Benedict Evans asks a good question: If you were running this business, why would you slow down to take profits? pic.twitter.com/mbMNfbyZT4 — Benedict Evans (@BenedictEvans) July 28, 2014 The growth curve is impressive enough, even before you notice that the scale is logarithmic. And to be sure, Amazon has had doubters from the beginning: few gave…

  • Daily Update: Apple’s Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats