At the same time, I think the reported PlayStation delay is telling: apparently the PS5 is “good enough” for Sony to wait for more memory capacity to come online, and they’re probably right! Thick clients — of which consoles like the PS5 are the ultimate example — have long since reached the point of diminishingweiterlesen

Consider this in the context of AI: the iPhone does have AI apps from everyone, including ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, etc. The system-wide assistant interface, however, is not open: you’re stuck with Siri. Imagine how much more attractive the iPhone would be as an AI device if it were a truly open platform: the factweiterlesen

What I wish would happen — and yes, I know this is naive and stupid and probably fruitless — is that Apple would just give the slightest bit of ground. Yes, the company has the right to earn a profit from its IP, and yes, it created the market that developers want to take advantageweiterlesen

Ben and James talk about Apple’s case in front of the Supreme Court, and debate whether the company is acting anti-competitively with its App Store policies. Episode 156 — Rent-Seeking Ben Thompson und James Allworth umreißen die App-Store-Monopolklage vor dem obersten US-Gerichtshof (und seine vielen Nebenschauplätze der Diskussion) in einem insgesamt einstündigen Podcast. Ein Podcastweiterlesen

In Episode #29 des Vector-Podcasts hält sich Ben Thompson kurz, greift aber eine bunte Themenliste auf, die beim neuen Microsoft-Chef beginnt, sich über den Nokia-Kauf erstreckt und bis zur Motorola-Übernahme durch Lenovo reicht. Die strukturellen Probleme, vor denen der Windows-Konzern steht, wiegen schwer (obwohl noch richtig Geld fließt). Ein Problem ist Windows Phone, das nachweiterlesen