Mobile
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Google I/O: Android and Serving the World; Photos, Google Now, and the World’s Information; Google’s Turning Point
Google’s IO keynote had three parts: the Android part, the machine learning part, and a glimpse into the future. The connections between the three, though, matter far more than any one single announcement.
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Apple Watch, Platforms, and Ecosystems; AdBlock Plus Launches Android Browser; Spotify and the Power of Labels
This update expands on my Apple Watch review by discussing the differences between platforms and ecosystems and why that matters for the Watch’s long-term success. Then, a revisit of the ad-blocking debate, and a discussion of why labels are more powerful now than previously.
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China Slowing, Apple Growing; Is Tesla Disruptive?
Today’s update examines how it is that China smartphone sales are decreasing even as Apple’s share is increasing. Then, I once again take on disruption theory and its adherent, this time around Tesla.
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Twitter Follow-up, Microsoft’s Build Keynote
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Apple, China, and the Upper Middle Class; Apple Earnings; Apple Pay Coming to Best Buy
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Getting Amazon (Partly) Wrong, Xiaomi in India
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Daily Update: Amazon, Microsoft, and Google Earnings
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Daily Update: Samsung’s Retreat, The Uncrossable Curve?, Gawker Writers Seek to Unionize