Good morning, A few quick bits of housekeeping: First off, I’ve heard from enough people that they really don’t want to get articles in their email. I’m going to have a think about the best way to proceed Secondly, I’m going to put a brief note up on Stratechery later today announcing some of theSubscribe […]
Daily Update: The Problem with Broadband in America, Alibaba, Xiaomi Smash Records on Singles Day
Good morning, Happy Singles Day! We’ll get to China, but we start in the United States. On to the update: The Problem with Broadband in America Big news from the White House: “Net neutrality” has been built into the fabric of the Internet since its creation — but it is also a principle that weSubscribe […]
Daily Update: The Smiling Curve Applied to Amazon-Hachette, How Important are the FCC’s Proposed TV Changes?, Facebook’s Earnings
Good morning, A quick announcement: as some of you may know, Glassboard, which we’ve been using for the Stratechery message board for Access members, is closing down. A couple of relevant notes: For new Access members, this is why you have not received an invite I am implementing a new solution There will be broadSubscribe […]
Daily Update: Peak Google and Disruption’s Cousins, Twitter Fabric, Mark Zuckerberg 講中文
Good morning, I have to admit, after writing yesterday’s posts on IBM and Google, and recording an episode of Exponent earlier today (it will be posted tomorrow), I’m a bit zonked. Let me get a cup of coffee… OK, I’m back. On to the update: Peak Google and Disruption’s Cousins I posted a piece lateSubscribe […]
Daily Update: China Approves the iPhone, Photoshop on Chromebooks, Technology = Tobacco
Good morning, False alarm about the Ello post; hopefully it will go up today instead. On to the update: China Approves the iPhone From Reuters: The iPhone 6 will be sold in China from Oct 17, after rigorous regulator scrutiny led to Apple Inc reassuring the Chinese government that the smartphones did not have securitySubscribe […]
Daily Update: What I Got Wrong About Apple Watch, The Best iPhone Review, German Court Lifts Uber Ban
Good morning, So much for too much Apple. I’ve had a tumultuous day. As I recount below, a tweet and an article have convinced me that, while my concerns about Apple’s presentation approach may be valid, I likely have the Apple Watch as a whole completely wrong. The result was what I intended to beSubscribe […]
Daily Update: iPhone Delayed in China, Apple Watch Edition, Xiaomi Could Have Done Worse
Good morning, I’m a bit distracted as I write this; I’m simultaneously refreshing the Apple Store in the hopes of ordering an iPhone, but it’s been almost two hours and the Store has yet to appear, making this three cloud messes for Apple in two weeks. As with the livestream, the Occam’s Razor explanation isSubscribe […]
Daily Update: China and Microsoft, Sony vs. Samsung, Why Twitter Adds Favorites to Your Timeline
Good morning, I’m working on a piece about Apple, the cloud, and culture; I think it’s pretty interesting and I hope a good contribution to what has happened this week. It will hopefully be up later this morning. I’m pushing my piece on payments and the wearable to next week. On to the update: ChinaSubscribe […]
Daily Update: Google’s Drone Program; Dropbox Pro; Wanda, Tencent, and Baidu to Take on Alibaba
Good morning, There have been a whole clutch of new Apple rumors in the last 24 hours, particularly around payments. Next week I’ll be getting back to writing twice-weekly articles for the main site, and plan to spend at least one (and probably two) focused on the iPhone. So hang tight. I also got anSubscribe […]
Daily Update: Print, Chinese Walls, and "Objective" Journalism; Twitter’s New Photo-removal Policies; Steve Ballmer Leaves Microsoft’s Board
Good morning, I will hopefully – finally – have a new article up later today about video games. I think you might be surprised. But now, on to the update. Print, Chinese Walls, and “Objective” Journalism Clay Shirky, who has been forecasting the death of print for years now, bemoaned the business ignorance of journalistsSubscribe […]