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  • Windows and the AI Platform Shift

    Wednesday, May 24, 2023

    Microsoft argued there is an AI platform shift, and the fact that Windows is interesting again — and that Apple is facing AI-related questions for its newest products — is evidence that is correct.

  • Microsoft Full Circle

    Tuesday, October 18, 2022

    Microsoft has come full circle from the company that cared more about Windows than Office; the retirement of the Office name is possible precisely because Microsoft gave up on Windows and went to the cloud.

  • The End of Windows

    Monday, April 2, 2018
    The End of Windows

    The Windows division no longer exists at Microsoft, marking the end to a four-year process of changing Microsoft’s culture.

  • Microsoft’s Monopoly Hangover

    Wednesday, July 26, 2017
    Microsoft’s Monopoly Hangover

    There are striking similarities between Microsoft today and IBM in the Lou Gerstner era, but today’s IBM should be a warning to Redmond.

  • The Curse of Culture

    Tuesday, May 24, 2016
    The Curse of Culture

    It is very fair to say that Apple is threatened by the potential rise of AI. Google, though, is also threatened by its inability to own customers’ attention. The solution for both companies may entail…

  • Services, not Devices

    Friday, July 19, 2013
    Services, not Devices

    Microsoft needs to first understand the type of company it is, and choose its strategy accordingly. That means focusing on services, not devices.

  • An Interview with Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar About the AI Religious War

    Thursday, October 29, 2026

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    An interview with Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar about AI diffusion and safety, forward-deployed engineer, and what the battle in tech is actually about.


  • 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.


  • A Conversation With Ari Emanuel About Entertainment and AI

    Thursday, October 15, 2026

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    A conversation with Hollywood super-agent Ari Emanuel about his memoir, the impact of AI on Hollywood, and the power of a phone call.


  • Apps, Agents, and Aggregation

    Monday, September 28, 2026

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    Agents are the ultimate Aggregators; they reveal apps as a means, not an ends, and providing them is tech’s biggest prize.


  • Frontier Overhangs

    Monday, September 21, 2026

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    Pacing the frontier may be sincere, but it would also be strategically useful for the frontier labs to have time to reduce overhangs caused by model advancement.


  • An Interview with OpenAI President Greg Brockman About Astra and Alignment

    Friday, September 4, 2026

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    An interview with OpenAI President and Co-Founder Greg Brockman about the history of OpenAI, Astra and alignment, and the weight of building the future.


  • 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.


  • Microsoft Earnings, Microsoft vs. Meta, The Efficiency Payoff

    Tuesday, August 4, 2026

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    Microsoft’s earnings were compelling because they showed a clarity of strategy, lower costs, and a tangibility of application. The reason why is scarier.


  • XBOX Cuts; Bundling and the Internet Solvent; Transaction, Coordination, and Sunk Costs

    Wednesday, July 8, 2026

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    Microsoft’s Xbox division is conducting big layoffs, as the company deals with abject failure of its Game Pass strategy.


  • Memory Chips and China, Microsoft and Chinese Models

    Tuesday, June 23, 2026

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    The big three memory makers may come to regret opening up the door to Chinese memory makers; Microsoft, meanwhile, is very incentivized to use Chinese models.


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    Wednesday, November 11, 2026
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    Tuesday, November 10, 2026
  • Jensen Huang’s Affair, The Culper Report, Huang’s Righteousness

    Monday, November 9, 2026
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  • Jensen Huang Likely Out at Nvidia; The Megaspeed Maelstrom in D.C.; APEC in Seven Days; Legislation That May Come Next

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  • Agony and Ecstasy After Three Weeks, The “Earn Their Ice” All-Stars, Difficult Conversations About AJ and Season Ticket Holder Decorum

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    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

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  • 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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