PC’s
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The Deployment Company, Back to the 70s, Apple and Intel
OpenAI is forming a new company to deploy AI, and the other labs aren’t far behind, reinforcing the thesis that AI’s impact will require top-down implementation. Then, Apple has economic reasons to work with Intel.
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Microsoft Earnings, Apple Earnings
Microsoft unveils its new agentic business model, and Apple confronts shortages in memory and chips even as the Mac benefits from AI.
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An Interview with Asymco’s Horace Dediu About Apple at 50
An interview with Asymco’s Horace Dediu about his career in tech, Apple’s first 50 years, and the prospects for the next 50, particularly in the face of AI
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Apple’s 50 Years of Integration
Apple has survived 50 years by being the only company integrating hardware and software; if the company loses because of AI it will be because the point of integration changes.
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MacBook Neo, The (Not-So) Thin MacBook, Apple and Memory
The MacBook Neo was built to be cheap; that it is still good is not only a testament to Apple Silicon, but also the fact that the most important software runs in the cloud.
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OpenAI’s Windows Play
OpenAI is making a play to be the Windows of AI: the all-encompassing platform that controls both hardware supplier and software developers.
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Intel and AMD to Collaborate on x86, A History of Intel and AMD, ARM and AI
Intel and AMD are coming together to evolve x86; this is a shock given their history, but not a surprise given their reality.
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Interviews with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and CTO Kevin Scott About the AI Platform Shift
Interviews with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and CTO Kevin Scott about Microsoft’s approach to building AI
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Microsoft Build, Copilot Platforms, A Note on Recall
The most important theme at Microsoft Build was Microsoft’s attempt to build platforms on top of AI; the scope of their success, though, may already be defined.
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Windows Returns
Microsoft held its most compelling Windows’ event in years, because Windows is no longer the center of the company.