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  • (Preview) What’s at Stake for China in Iran; Canada’s PM in Beijing; Notes on Chips, Apps, and Drones

    Sharp China | Jan 15
    (Preview) What’s at Stake for China in Iran; Canada’s PM in Beijing; Notes on Chips, Apps, and Drones
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  • Intel and AMD to Collaborate on x86, A History of Intel and AMD, ARM and AI

    Wednesday, October 16, 2024

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    Intel and AMD are coming together to evolve x86; this is a shock given their history, but not a surprise given their reality.


  • Does VR Matter?, Modular Products and Defining New Markets, TikTok Acquirers

    Wednesday, April 24, 2024

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    First, the theoretical case for why Meta’s approach to VR is more likely to succeed, then, which companies should acquire TikTok


  • IBM Splits, IBM Skepticism, IBM and Antitrust

    Monday, October 12, 2020

    IBM is splitting itself up, and while it makes sense, it is an admission of failure. It’s also a lesson for regulators.


  • Microsoft and ZeniMax, Microsoft Ignite, Microsoft and COVID

    Wednesday, September 23, 2020

    More on Microsoft’s acquisition of ZeniMax and how it fits in with the company’s Xbox strategy, and then a review of the big themes from the company’s Ignite conference.


  • The End of the Beginning

    Tuesday, January 7, 2020

    The beginning of technology was about the shift from batched computing in one place to continuous computing everywhere. That era of paradigm changes may be over, which means the real changes are only beginning.


  • What Is a Tech Company?

    Tuesday, September 3, 2019

    The question of “What is a tech company” comes down to how much software and its unique characteristics affects the company’s core business.


  • Facebook’s FTC Fine, Apple and Microsoft’s Mistake, IBM’s Unbundling

    Tuesday, July 16, 2019

    Facebook’s FTC fine is being pilloried, but it really is large and unprecedented. Plus, why Facebook critics were asleep at the wheel. Then, Microsoft saving Apple has an analogy to IBM, and is a potential argument in favor of antitrust action.


  • Distinguishing Regulation, Is the Internet Different?, Reasons for Skepticism

    Thursday, December 13, 2018

    Follow-up on The State of Technology in 2018: the different types of regulation, whether or not the Internet is different, and why consumer tech companies may be weaker than they seem.


  • IBM-Red Hat Follow-up, Microsoft Earnings, Amazon Earnings

    Tuesday, October 30, 2018

    More on IBM and Red Hat, then Microsoft and Amazon’s earnings.


  • IBM’s Old Playbook

    Monday, October 29, 2018

    IBM has bought Red Hat in an attempt to recreate its success in the 90s; it’s not clear, though, that the company or the market is the same.


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    Sharp China | Jan 15
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  • Vision Pro Frustration

    Dithering | Jan 13
    Vision Pro Frustration
  • Rockets and Nuggets Stock Going Opposite Directions, The Wolves are Alive and Well, Buzz on Ja, AD, and MPJ

    Greatest Of All Talk | Jan 12
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    Thursday, January 15, 2026
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    Thursday, January 8, 2026
  • An Interview with Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe About Building a Car Company and Autonomy

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  • (Preview) What’s at Stake for China in Iran; Canada’s PM in Beijing; Notes on Chips, Apps, and Drones

    Sharpchina | Jan 15
    (Preview) What’s at Stake for China in Iran; Canada’s PM in Beijing; Notes on Chips, Apps, and Drones
  • Vision Pro Frustration

    Dithering | Jan 13
    Vision Pro Frustration
  • Rockets and Nuggets Stock Going Opposite Directions, The Wolves are Alive and Well, Buzz on Ja, AD, and MPJ

    Greatest Of All Talk | Jan 12
    Rockets and Nuggets Stock Going Opposite Directions, The Wolves are Alive and Well, Buzz on Ja, AD, and MPJ

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  • An Interview with United CEO Scott Kirby About Tech Transformation

    Thursday, January 15, 2026
  • An Interview with Jeremie Eliahou Ontiveros and Ajey Pandey About Building Power for AI

    Thursday, January 8, 2026
  • An Interview with Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe About Building a Car Company and Autonomy

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