Gaming
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Reviewing the history of video games explains why Sony is dominant today, and why Microsoft is actually introducing competition, not limiting it.
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The spate of recent acquisitions in the gaming space — Take-Two and Zynga, Microsoft and Activision, and Sony and Bungie — make sense in the context of the Smiling Curve.
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Roblox is something new and interesting that abstracts away the platforms underneath it.
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Google’s Play Store Remedies, The Injunction, The Power of Network Effects
The injunction against Google in the Epic-Google case are far-reaching, but probably won’t have the intended effects in the long run.
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Unity Scraps Runtime Fee, Back to Reality, Sony PlayStation Pro
Unity is scrapping its controversial runtime fee, but the reasons to institute it in the first place remain; then, Sony is rationally selling a very expensive PlayStation Pro,
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Apple Fined by European Commission, Apple’s Spotify Press Release, Apple Revokes Epic’s Developer Account (Again)
Apple’s response to their European Commission fine and their (re)suspension of Epic’s developer account suggest that the company truly believes they own nothing to developers.
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Xbox’s Announcement; Microsoft’s Messy Middle; Apple in Europe, Continued
The specifics of Microsoft’s Xbox announcements don’t portend big changes, and economic factors explain why. Then, more Apple news from the EU.
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Xbox Games to Go Cross-Platform?, Console Context, Xbox’s Final Strategy
Xbox is poised to bring exclusive games to the PS5; this has been the logical endgame for Microsoft for a decade.
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An Interview with Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters About Strategy and Execution
An interview with Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters about owning the customer relationship, Netflix culture and execution, advertising, games, and content strategy.