Stratechery by Ben Thompson – On the business, strategy, and …
WEBSep 17, 2024 · That right there is a man riding a bike. Microsoft Copilot. Microsoft is meanwhile — to the extent you count their increasingly fraught partnership with OpenAI — in the lead technically as well. Their initial product focus for AI, however, is decidedly on the side of being a tool to, as their latest motto states, “empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.”
About – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
WEBAuthor. Stratechery is written by me, Ben Thompson. I am based in Taipei, Taiwan, and am fully supported by my work at Stratechery. I’ve worked previously at Apple (interned), Microsoft, and Automattic, where I focused on strategy, developer relations, and marketing for Apple University, Windows, and WordPress.com.
Concepts - Stratechery by Ben Thompson
WEBIn consumer technology — and increasingly enterprise — the best user experience wins, and it is the best hedge against disruption. The key to avoiding disruption is by providing a superior user experience; that, though, requires focus and execution. Aggregators succeed by being the best at doing the jobs consumers want done.
An Interview with Dan Wang About China, the U.S., and Technology
WEBApr 1, 2021 · An Interview with Dan Wang About China, the U.S., and Technology. Thursday, April 1, 2021. Dan Wang returns to the Stratechery Daily Update interview to discuss what he has learned over the last year, the symbiosis of the U.S.-China relationship, and whether it will survive in the long run. Subscribe to Stratechery Plus to receive full access ...
Stratechery Plus – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
WEBJun 1, 2021 · Subscribe for $150/year. With Stratechery Plus you get access to the subscriber-only Stratechery Update and Stratechery Interviews, and the Sharp Tech, Sharp China, Dithering, and Greatest of All Talk podcasts. The Stratechery Update consists of substantial analysis of the news of the day delivered …
Apple’s Shifting Differentiation – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
WEBNov 11, 2020 · Apple 3.0: Hardware Over Software. Sixteen years on from the PowerPC-to-Intel transition, and Apple’s software differentiation is the smallest it has been since the dawn of OS X. Windows has a Subsystem for Linux, which, combined with the company’s laser focus on developers, makes Microsoft products increasingly attractive for software ...
The 2022 Stratechery Year in Review - By Ben Thompson
WEBDec 20, 2022 · The 2022 Stratechery Year in Review. Tuesday, December 20, 2022. It was only a year ago that I opened the 2021 Year in Review by noting that the news felt like a bit of a drag; the contrast to 2022 has been stark. The biggest story in tech not just this year but, I would argue, since the advent of mobile and cloud computing, was the emergence ...
Spotify – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
WEBFeb 7, 2019 · The original definition of Aggregation Theory emphasized the importance of commoditized supply; that makes Spotify more of an Aggregator than Netflix. Spotify's new subscription podcast offerings embrace the open ecosystem of podcasts in multiple ways. Spotify is making a major move into podcasts, where it …
What podcast player do you recommend? - By Ben Thompson
WEBIf you don’t have a favorite podcast player, then Stratechery recommends Overcast. All Stratechery Podcasts include a tokenized link so you can see the original post; however, we also embed relevant images as show art. Overcast is the only client that fully displays all of these various parts. Application. Chapter Support.
The Audacity of Copying Well – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
WEBAug 3, 2016 · Samsung the copycat was smart enough to realize they needed to change, and quickly, and so they did. Or maybe it wasn’t being smart. Maybe it was simply not caring what anyone else thought about them, their strategy, or their inspiration. Most successful companies, including Apple, including Google, seem remarkably capable of …