I have been using an Apple Watch for a couple of months now. A lot of people ask me why I feel it is necessary to have a screen on my wrist, and I certainly get why some would see it as a massive distraction.… Read More
comments 3
All posts tagged “smartphones”
Standing on the shoulders of giants
“Every failed idea from the dotcom bubble would work now.” — Marc Andreessen Every year, Benedict Evans publishes a “big presentation” on the current trends in tech. They are always excellent and they help to put a lot of things into perspective. This year he… Read More
10x the scale
Below is a chart from Benedict Evans comparing annual revenue from the Wintel era (Microsoft + Intel) to the current GAFA era (Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon). His argument is that, today, “the scale of tech winners” is about 10x what it was during the… Read More
Marginal cost = 0
Earlier this week I wrote a post called: The pull from services to products. And in it I made mention of the fact that part of what’s driving this pull towards products is that the marginal cost of servicing additional users or customers is almost… Read More
The threat to big box retailing
Earlier this week, I was having a conversation with a number of smart real estate people about the future of retail in today’s internet and smartphone world. This, of course, isn’t a new topic. The industry has been discussing it for years. And while internet… Read More
What makes a city a smart one?
There’s a lot of buzz around the idea of a “smart city.” IBM is involved. Cisco is involved. And so are many others. But what exactly is a smart city? In the Electric City talk below, Adam Greenfield provides his definition, while at the same time… Read More
