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  • Adele Won’t Stream 25, Windowing Versus Piracy

    Adele won’t stream her new album, and I think that makes a ton of sense. Monetizing IP might be hard, but I don’t think it’s necessarily hostile to your fans. Plus, what really ended piracy and what will be the biggest conflict in IP-related industries in the future.

  • “Selling Feelings” Follow-up, Match.com’s IPO and Tinder, The Sean Rad Interview

    Follow-up on my piece about Selling Feelings, and then an analysis of the Match.com IPO, and Tinder in particular. Plus, why I think Sean Rad is getting a bit of a bad rap for his disastrous interview.

  • Selling Feelings

    Distribution being free may have ruined old business models, but it allows businesses to get much closer to their customers and make money by meeting needs.

  • Amazon Opens Physical Bookstore, The iPad Pro’s Half Launch

    Amazon’s physical bookstore is first and foremost an experiment. However, it’s worth considering how it fits into Amazon’s measurement of success. Then, the iPad Pro launched, but not its accessories. It’s part of a worrying trend.

  • TensorFlow and Monetizing Intellectual Property

    Google has said repeatedly that machine learning is key to their future. Why, then, did they open source the secret sauce? Is it a mistake, or are there lessons to be learned for IP creators everywhere.

  • Microsoft’s OneDrive Debacle, Google One Take Two, Google Developing Smartphone Chips?

    Microsoft’s OneDrive team unceremoniously ended its unlimited storage offer, scoring an own goal in the process. How did this screw-up happen? Then, Google is re-launching its Android One program in India — should the program even exist? Or, for that matter, should a special Android chip?

  • Android > Chrome, LinkedIn’s Business Model Beats

    Android is reportedly going to subsume Chrome OS; I’m bummed but it’s probably the right decision (and no, that doesn’t mean iOS and OS X will merge). Plus, LinkedIn had another strong quarter, and their smart business model deserves the credit. Is there a lesson for Twitter and other consumer companies?

  • Twitter’s Opaque Earnings, Twitter’s Misaligned Advertising Business, Twitter’s New Ad

    Twitter’s earnings were concerning, and the explanation on the earnings call was opaque. What exactly is going on, and what is the company trying to hide?

  • Chase Pay and the Payments Stack, Apple Pay and Opportunity Cost, Applying Aggregation Theory

    There’s another new payments solution coming — Chase Pay. The punchline is easy: it will fail. Why it will fail, though, is interesting, and it shows the opportunities and challenges for Apple Pay specifically and the usefulness of Aggregation Theory.

  • YouTube Red, Yahoo Stumbles

    YouTube Red doesn’t make much sense at first glance, but there might be something there if Google goes all in. Plus, the sad end of Yahoo.