Strategy
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Microsoft’s
SurfaceAI Event, The New Microsoft, The Old MicrosoftMicrosoft’s Surface event was actually an AI event. It both showed how different Microsoft it, and how it hasn’t changed at all.
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An Interview with Craig Moffett About Charter vs. Disney and the Path Dependency of the Communications Industry
An interview with Craig Moffett about Charter vs. Disney, the 1990s telecom bubble, the history of the U.S. TV and broadband markets, and why Google might win video.
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Amazon and Shopify, Shopify and Its Merchants, The Payments Question
Shopify and Amazon have finally made a deal over Buy with Prime; everyone is a winner, but it may have been Amazon that wanted it more.
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The Rise and Fall of ESPN’s Leverage
Charting ESPN’s rise, including how it build leverage over the cable TV providers, and its ongoing decline, caused by the Internet.
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Bob Iger on CNBC, The End of Linear TV, ESPN and Strategic Partnerships (and Apple?)
Bob Iger teased what might be next for Disney in an expansive interview, including the end of linear TV and hints about the future of ESPN.
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Hollywood on Strike
The Hollywood strike is setting talent against studios, but the problem is that both are jointly threatened by the reality of the Internet and zero distribution costs.
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Windows and the AI Platform Shift
Microsoft argued there is an AI platform shift, and the fact that Windows is interesting again — and that Apple is facing AI-related questions for its newest products — is evidence that is correct.