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  • Play-In Chaos and Knueppel Slippage, Anyone But the Thunder, Title Picks and Awards Resolution

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  • Apple Wins E.U. Tax Case; Privacy Shield Struck Down; Bans, Censorship, and the First Amendment

    Monday, July 20, 2020

    Apple wins its EU tax case, while the privacy approaches of the US and EU are ruled incompatible. Then, why banning a network is different than censorship.


  • The Google Squeeze Follow-up, Disney+ Launch, Instagram Influencer Follow-Up

    Wednesday, November 13, 2019

    Google’s approach to travel mirrors its approach to Shopping, which, correctly or not, was already ruled to be illegal in Europe. Then, Disney+ rolls out like a movie, and fails like a service. Plus, more on Instagram and influencers.


  • Apple App Store Changes, Google to Remove French News Excerpts, Europe Bans Content Worldwide

    Monday, October 7, 2019

    Apple is softening App Store lock-in by the barest amount possible. Then, Google shows its power in France, but a case against Facebook shows how limited that power is.


  • Google Fined by the EU, Contracts and the Android Decision, Custom Search and the Shopping Decision

    Thursday, March 28, 2019

    The EU has again fined Google for anticompetitive behavior. At first glance this looks like the Android decision, but I think the better comparison is the shopping decision, which I believe was wrong.


  • Where Warren’s Wrong

    Tuesday, March 12, 2019

    Senator Warren’s proposal about how to regulate tech is wrong about history, the source of tech giant’s power, and the fundamental nature of technology itself. That doesn’t mean there aren’t real problems — and potential solutions — though.


  • More on Apple and China (and Podcasts!), Apple and Duck Duck Go, WordPress Newspack

    Wednesday, January 16, 2019

    How much was Apple impacted by the arrest of Huawei’s CFO? Then, Apple’s agreement with DuckDuckGo and its connection with Google, and why WordPress Newspack is so exciting.


  • Facebook and Virtual Reality Follow-up, Tim Cook’s Speech on Privacy, What About China?

    Thursday, October 25, 2018

    More on Facebook, virtual and augmented reality, and it’s long-term strategic play. Then, Tim Cook gave a remarkable speech on privacy; how much does Apple’s stance matter?


  • The Conflation of Consumer Welfare with Antitrust, More Panel Notes, Google to License Play Store in Europe

    Thursday, October 18, 2018

    Thoughts and notes from the FTC discussion on digital platform and competition, plus how Google’s remedy in Europe will mean more of the same when it comes to Android.


  • WhatsApp Founder Speaks, EU Deception?, Facebook Ideology

    Thursday, September 27, 2018

    More Facebook drama, this time from an interview with WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton. What was most noteworthy, though was the response.


  • New Alexa Devices, Amazon and the EU Commission

    Thursday, September 20, 2018

    Why is Amazon selling more Alexa devices? More broadly, do the company’s house brands leave it susceptible to an antitrust challenge?


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    Greatest Of All Talk | Apr 17
    Play-In Chaos and Knueppel Slippage, Anyone But the Thunder, Title Picks and Awards Resolution
  • Vibe App Quality

    Dithering | Apr 17
    Vibe App Quality
  • (Preview) Six Questions on Frontier AI Labs, Messaging AI to a Skeptical Public, Amazon (and Apple?) Ramps Up Competition with Elon

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    (Preview) Six Questions on Frontier AI Labs, Messaging AI to a Skeptical Public, Amazon (and Apple?) Ramps Up Competition with Elon

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  • An Interview with F1 Driver and Venture Capitalist Nico Rosberg About the Drive to Win

    Thursday, April 16, 2026
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