108: ‘Malaprops’ With Guest Ben Thompson
Show notes
Topics include Apple’s pseudo “sabbaticals” (employees who leave the company but then return after a year or two); Google’s cultural similarities to Microsoft; the ways that Apple (and iOS users) might miss Scott Forstall; accessibility as a high priority for Apple; Instagram’s success (and how they effectively ate Hipstamatic’s lunch); a debate on just how “simple” Twitter is; Box’s successful IPO, and Dropbox’s support for Yosemite’s official Finder integration for such services; MIT economist Jonathan Gruber pissing in my Google juice; Chromebooks; Amazon’s overall strategy, and the colossal failure of their Fire Phone; and, lastly, a good chunk on Microsoft’s Windows 10/HoloLens event last week. Sponsored by: Fracture: Your pictures, printed directly on glass. Use code “daringfireball” and save 15 percent. Need: A refined retailer and lifestyle magazine for men. Igloo: The intranet you’ll actually like. Links: Ben Thompson’s Stratechery website and Exponent podcast. Mark Bylok’s The Whiskey Cabinet, an excellent new book. Duet Display — iPad app that turns your iPad into a second display for your Mac. Box’s IPO. Tim Cook’s tweet on Box’s IPO. Hipstamatic Jibe vs. Jive vs. Gibe Michael Jackson’s death. Austin Carr’s excellent story for Fast Company on the development of Amazon’s Fire Phone. Amazon Echo — the standalone always-listening AI assistant, with a three-month backlog. Joanna Stern on Windows 10 HoloLens.
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