DiscoverSharp Tech with Ben Thompson(Preview) Computing History and Android’s Future, More Adventures with Apple Policies, The Olympics and a Cord Bag Tour
(Preview) Computing History and Android’s Future, More Adventures with Apple Policies, The Olympics and a Cord Bag Tour

(Preview) Computing History and Android’s Future, More Adventures with Apple Policies, The Olympics and a Cord Bag Tour

Update: 2024-08-15
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The history of PCs and smartphones as context for Google's integrated strategy for Android, and reactions to Apple's plans for the NFC chip and its approach to Patreon and payment processing. At the end: Final thoughts on Peacock and the Olympics, Amazon’s Whole Foods experiment, and a listener requests a tour of Ben’s cord bag.


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Obsoletive — Stratechery



Integration and Android — Stratechery



Apple to Open Payment Chip to Third Parties and Charge Fees — Bloomberg



NBC Measurement, Apple and Patreon, Substack Next? — Stratechery Update



Olympic Ratings, Peacock’s Abundance, Comcast Earnings — Stratechery Update





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(Preview) Computing History and Android’s Future, More Adventures with Apple Policies, The Olympics and a Cord Bag Tour

(Preview) Computing History and Android’s Future, More Adventures with Apple Policies, The Olympics and a Cord Bag Tour

Andrew Sharp and Ben Thompson