iPhone
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Apple introduced some impressive product updates; the real news, though, were the prices, which suggested that Apple is fully embracing being a services company.
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The iPhone is a franchise, a product that will make money in well-defined ways; Apple understands that and is exploiting it more than ever before with the iPhones XS and XR.
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The iPhone X is a quintessential Apple product, because it is the best; is there a market for iPhone 8?
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Apple Held in Contempt, The Crux of the Case, The Takings Clause
The judge in the Epic case released a devastating ruling on Apple’s lack of compliance in terms of allowing links to the win; Apple was clearly in the wrong, but still might win on appeal.
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Apple and the Ghosts of Companies Past
Apple is not doomed, but for the first time in a long time its long-term fortunes are cloudy; the time to make change is now.
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American Disruption
A new take on Trump’s tariffs, including using a disruption lens to understand the U.S.’s manufacturing problem, and why a better plan would leverage demand, not kill it.
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Apple’s China Problem, Apple in the Short Term, Tech’s Complement Risk
A focus on the tariff’s impact on Apple specifically, and how Apple itself contributed to China’s technological development.
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A Google I/O Idea, The Smartphone AI Value Chain, Apple’s Developer Hang-Ups
More on Apple and AI, this time through the lens of Google’s point of integration and where Apple should be in response. Plus, why Apple is so hostile to developers.
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The iPhone 16e; Apple Intelligence Table Stakes; Apple vs. U.K, Continued
The iPhone 16e is more expensive than the SE it replaces, but the situation is probably temporary as Apple resets its lineup for Apple Intelligence
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Apple Earnings, OpenAI Deep Research, The Unbundling of Substantiation
I give my analysis of Apple’s Earnings, and then OpenAI Deep Research does the same, demonstrating the unbundling of substantiation from creation.