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WEBThe offense of monopolization requires proof of two elements: “ (1) the possession of monopoly power in the relevant market and (2) the willful acquisition or maintenance of that power as distinguished from growth or development as a consequence of a superior product, business acumen, or historic accident.”.
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.
Articles - Stratechery by Ben Thompson
WEBJul 22, 2024 · The Great Flattening. Monday, May 13, 2024. Apple’s iPad ad might not have been good for Apple, but it was a profound encapsulation of what has happened on the Internet; the question is what it leads to next.
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.
Topics – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
WEBTaiwan. Taylor Swift. Technologies. Technology and Society. The Future. The Innovator’s Dilemma. The Internet and Media. The Internet Epoch. The Mobile Epoch.
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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 …
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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 ...
Stripe: Platform of Platforms – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
WEBDec 3, 2020 · Stripe: Platform of Platforms. Thursday, December 3, 2020. Today Stripe is announcing Stripe Treasury; from the company’s press release: Stripe, the technology company building economic infrastructure for the Internet, today announced that it is launching Stripe Treasury. This gives Stripe’s platform users powerful APIs to …
Five Lessons From Dave Chappelle - Stratechery by Ben Thompson
WEBNov 30, 2020 · Lesson Two: Talent in an Analog World. This lesson is exposed in two parts; first, Chappelle on his precociousness as a child comedian: A few minutes later, though, Chappelle admits that fourteen years after he started as a standup comedian he signed a deal to make Chappelle’s Show under some amount …