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Android

  • Open, Closed, and Privacy

    Just as encryption is only viable on closed systems, so it is that increased privacy regulations will only entrench walled gardens. That should affect thinking on regulation.


  • Google’s Messaging Announcement, Allo’s Go-to-Market Problem, Chat: The Open Alternative

    Google’s announced Chat, which is not a new messaging service but the adoption of a new messaging protocol to replace SMS. It’s not an ideal outcome, but the only possible one.


  • Five Years, Facebook’s Apology, Facebook’s New Scandal

    First, a reminder that social media has big benefits, before diving back in to Facebook’s burgeoning scandal; it seems clear the company doesn’t understand exactly what it is facing.


  • Apple at Its Best

    Apple’s original competitive advantage — the integration of hardware and software — is more durable than disruption theory would suggest.


  • Google’s Search for the Sweet Spot

    Google’s hardware event shows the company’s commitment both to devices and to artificial intelligence; just doing what you are good at, though, is not always enough.


  • ARCore, Google’s Benefit to Apple, AR’s Killer App and Apple’s Business Model

    Google announced ARCore, which is basically copying ARKit (and abandoning Project Tango). The company that stands to benefit the most from the news is actually Apple.


  • Boring Google

    Google’s I/O was exactly what you would expect from Google, and that’s a great sign for the company.


  • Google Assistant Added to Android, Amit Singhal Out at Uber

    Google Assistant is being added to Android, which makes the company’s previous statements and actions even more confusing than they already are. Then, another controversy hits Uber, but Google is implicated as well — along with the entire industry.


  • Google and the Limits of Strategy

    Google went wrong in the past by abandoning their horizontal business model; are they repeating their mistake, or does the future give them no choice?


  • Google I/O Overview, Announcements; TensorFlow Processing Units

    A deep dive into Google I/O: why the overall keynote was a good sign for Google, and then a review of specific announcements.