Android
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Examining the history of Android explains why the European Commission may be right to fine Google for its actions around Android, even as the reasoning feels off.
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Google is at its best when its product focus follows its business model; for too long Android was a detour.
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There are two Apple bear cases; only one applies to Apple, though, and the other applies to Samsung.
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Google I/O; “Near Me”, Competition, and Innovation; Pixel and Fitbit
This year’s Google I/O built on last year’s focus in a way that lends credence to Google’s longer-term goals. Plus, Pixel hardware and the problem of design by regulation.
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Google’s Spotify Deal, The Ideal App Store Approach, Spotify’s South Korea Option
Google and Spotify’s deal is light on details, but it’s clear who the big winners are.
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Google Privacy Sandbox, SDK Runtimes, On-Device Targeting
Google’s Privacy Sandbox initiative is vague but has some interesting ideas that may change the whole industry
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Google’s South Korea Plan, No Duty to Deal, Developer Versus Customer Choice
Google’s response the South Korean App Store law, what that says about platform IP rights, and why markets should decide App Store policies.
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TSMC’s New Japan Fabs, Google’s New Chip, The Qualcomm Squeeze
TSMC is making new trailing edge fabs in Japan; Google made a new system-on-a-chip that is less than it seems, but it explains why Qualcomm is getting squeezed
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Google Sued Over Play Store, The Differences Between Apple and Google, Changing the Rules
Google is facing another antitrust lawsuit, this time over the App Store; it’s a more compelling case than Apple v. Epic.
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An Interview with Google CEO Sundar Pichai
A discussion with Google CEO Sundar Pichai about Google as answering machine, its deals with publishers, privacy, and productivity.
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Google IO: Google’s Reality, Workspace and Smart Canvas, Wear + Tizen
Google’s IO seemed boring, but taken in totality, revealed Google’s ambition to create a new reality. Plus Smart Canvas and the partnership between Wear OS and Samsung’s Tizen.