Good morning, The news of the day was certainly the fact that HBO is planning to sell subscriptions directly to customers. It’s a big deal, but the reaction among tech folks has been way over the top; this is not the beginning of the end of the cable bundle, for all the same reasons ISubscribe […]
Daily Update: The NBA and the State of TV, Sony WebTV, Privacy versus User Experience
Good morning, As I noted, this week’s Daily Updates might be irregular; indeed, today’s is arriving several hours late. I apologize for the delay. I also apologize that the first two items are U.S. centric (yep, TV again). On to the update: The NBA and the State of TV The NBA’s ratings have been decliningSubscribe […]
Daily Update: Apple’s iCloud Press Release, Fantasy Sports Site Raises $70 million, TV’s Golden Age (and Journalism)
Good morning, Yesterday I wrote the first of two planned pieces on Apple’s upcoming announcement – The iPhone 6: From Louis Vuitton to Chanel. The main thrust of my article was about the idea of “Veblen Goods” – goods that increase in demand with price. However, I think wasn’t quite precise enough in my article.Subscribe […]
Daily Update: Microsoft Phone, Wearables, and Office; Facebook Acquires LiveRail; Google and the Right to Censor
Good morning, Happy Independence Day to all of my readers in the United States, and an early happy weekend to those of you in the rest of the world. Due to the holiday there will be no Daily Update tomorrow. On to today’s updates: Microsoft’s Muddle Continues There are three interesting items on Microsoft that,Subscribe […]
Daily Update: ESPN and Univision Crack Down on Vine, Canada’s Anti-spam Law, BlaBlaCar Raises $100 million
Good morning, Hello from Wisconsin! First off, I apologize that yesterday’s update was sent out so late; it was sent on a schedule, and I messed up my timezones. Thanks for your patience. On to the updates: a central theme of Stratechery is the importance of context and the vast expanse of gray when itSubscribe […]
Daily Update: The Aereo Case, Searching Phones Requires a Warrant, GoPro’s Successful IPO
Good morning, Yesterday I posted my promised piece about Android Wear specifically and contextual computing broadly (I’m a bit skeptical of both). Check it out here: Economic Power in the Age of Abundance. On to today’s update: The Aereo Case The Supreme Court decided against Aereo, a startup that offered a service which transmitted over-the-airSubscribe […]
Daily Update: Google I/O – Analysis on Every Announcement
Good morning, It’s the day after the Google I/O keynote, and I believe the actual presentation has concluded but I really should check to make sure… In all seriousness, this year’s presentation was actually shorter than last year’s, but no less ambitious. Like I did after WWDC, I’m going to spend this update running throughSubscribe […]
Daily Update: Google and Nest Information, AppleTV and HomeKit, Surface Pro 3 and Nokia X2
Good morning, The ramp up to Google I/O is beginning in earnest; the keynote will be tomorrow, June 25, at 9am. I’m looking into the feasibility of doing another live chat for access members; check out Glassboard for details (or upgrade here). On to the update: Google and Nest Interaction Even as late as lastSubscribe […]
Daily Update: Apple TV Follow-up, Twitter COO Resigns
Good morning, Just two items today, but two biggies: a massive follow-up to my most recent article on Stratechery, as well as an overview of the Twitter mess. On to the updates: More on Apple TV and Consoles I wrote last week that it seemed few people knew that Computex is going on, which isSubscribe […]
Daily Update: Twitter’s World Cup Starter Kits, Amazon’s Dangerous Tactics, LINE Partners with Salesforce
Good morning, It’s World Cup day! I couldn’t be more excited (even if I shouldn’t be) – I even have a World Cup related update. On to the update: Twitter’s World Cup Starter Kits Twitter is trying out some interesting new features designed to drive engagement during the World Cup. From Alexis Madrigal at theSubscribe […]