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  • Beyond Aggregation: Amazon as a Service

    Monday, April 25, 2022

    Amazon’s new Buy With Prime announced the arrival of Amazon Logistics as a Service, and is a big red flag for Shopify.

  • The Relentless Jeff Bezos

    Wednesday, February 3, 2021
    The Relentless Jeff Bezos

    Jeff Bezos is retiring, and will go down as one of the great CEO’s in tech history, in part because of how he transformed Amazon into a tech company in every respect.

  • Day Two to One Day

    Tuesday, September 17, 2019

    Amazon.com was showing signs of being a Day Two company, including the alleged manipulation of search. There is reason, though, to be optimistic that the company has gotten back to Day One. Plus, where are…

  • Alexa: Amazon’s Operating System

    Wednesday, January 4, 2017
    Alexa: Amazon’s Operating System

    Money is made at chokepoints, and the most valuable chokepoints are operating systems; Amazon is building exactly that with Alexa.

  • The Amazon Tax

    Tuesday, March 15, 2016
    The Amazon Tax

    Amazon is building a lot of businesses that look like AWS: taxes on major industries that work to everyone’s benefit. The reason, though, is that AWS is a lot like Amazon itself.

  • The AWS IPO

    Wednesday, May 6, 2015
    The AWS IPO

    AWS has long been a question mark when it comes to Amazon: it’s a good idea, and it makes money, but like it’s parent company, will it ever be profitable? The revelation that AWS is…

  • Anthropic S-1, The Cost of Compute, Who Is Paying?

    Tuesday, October 27, 2026

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    Anthropic’s IPO is finally here; the core business is very profitable, but competition may eat all of the profits, even as investors are set up for endless dilution.


  • An Interview with Craig Moffett About SpaceX and Bubbles

    Thursday, October 22, 2026

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    An interview with Craig Moffett about SpaceX, from launch to broadband to mobile, plus how he is applying the lessons of the dot-com bubble to today.


  • Apple and LG, The House For Everyone Else, Agent Standards and Amazon

    Wednesday, October 7, 2026

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    Apple is taking a smarter approach to the home than I expected, leaning into integration (with partners); then, what Amazon should do about agents.


  • An Interview with Jason Del Rey About Muse, Amazon, and Walmart

    Thursday, October 1, 2026

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    An interview with Jason Del Rey about Amazon versus Meta, which is a continuation of the oldest battle in retail between Amazon and Walmart.


  • More on Muse, Amazon, and Walmart; Muse and Expedia; Whither Google?

    Wednesday, September 23, 2026

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    Meta needs Walmart to wait out Amazon; Expedia seeks to keep its middleware position; meanwhile, where is Google?


  • Amazon Blocks Muse, Amazon’s Moat, Aggregator v Aggregator

    Tuesday, September 22, 2026

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    Amazon predictably blocked Muse, but there is room for a deal based on the reality that Amazon’s physical world investments are an AI moat.


  • OpenAI Ads, Amazon Ads in ChatGPT, Walmart to Accept Apple Pay

    Tuesday, September 15, 2026

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    ChatGPT ads are working, and solve Amazon’s biggest problem with chatbots. Then, Walmart finally gives in to Apple Pay, because fighting the status quo is hard.


  • Netflix to Sell Streaming Services?, Streamers as Aggregators, Revisiting Roku

    Tuesday, August 25, 2026

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    Netflix is considering selling other streaming services, and I think it’s a good idea; it’s also a let-down for Netflix’s original goals and potential pivots.


  • Nvidia’s Risky Business

    Tuesday, August 11, 2026

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    Nvidia is finding new ways for its customers to raise money, and it’s expanding the risk of the AI buildout significantly.


  • Apple Earnings, More on Amazon’s Earnings

    Monday, August 10, 2026

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    Apple’s earnings (and stock) are limited not by memory but rather chip shortages; then, more on Amazon’s earnings and Andy Jassy’s market analysis.


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  • Intel Earnings, AMD Earnings, Intel and AMD’s Divergence

    Wednesday, November 11, 2026
  • The Jensen Huang Story Gets Worse, Washington vs. New York, Silicon Valley

    Tuesday, November 10, 2026
  • Jensen Huang’s Affair, The Culper Report, Huang’s Righteousness

    Monday, November 9, 2026
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Podcasts

  • Jensen Huang Likely Out at Nvidia; The Megaspeed Maelstrom in D.C.; APEC in Seven Days; Legislation That May Come Next

    Sharp China | Nov 11
    Jensen Huang Likely Out at Nvidia; The Megaspeed Maelstrom in D.C.; APEC in Seven Days; Legislation That May Come Next
  • Agony and Ecstasy After Three Weeks, The “Earn Their Ice” All-Stars, Difficult Conversations About AJ and Season Ticket Holder Decorum

    Greatest Of All Talk | Nov 10
    Agony and Ecstasy After Three Weeks, The “Earn Their Ice” All-Stars, Difficult Conversations About AJ and Season Ticket Holder Decorum
  • The Jensen Huang Affair

    Dithering | Nov 10
    The Jensen Huang Affair

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Interviews

  • An Interview With Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi About Accounting and AI

    Thursday, November 5, 2026
  • An Interview with Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar About the AI Religious War

    Thursday, October 29, 2026
  • An Interview with Craig Moffett About SpaceX and Bubbles

    Thursday, October 22, 2026
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  • X Marks the Rot
    Friday, November 6, 2026
  • Kylian Mbappé’s Little Red Card
    Friday, October 30, 2026
  • You Can See Everything (And It’s a Great Time)
    Friday, October 23, 2026
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