Category: Marketing
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It’s a Trap – More on Chip Benchmarks
It’s a Trap – Intel published a set of benchmarks that purport to show their chips actually outperform Apple’s M1. We use this example as a primer in all the shortcomings of…
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Apple Silicon – First Impressions
Apple Silicon – First Impressions – Using the flexibility of a custom design, Apple seems to have made huge improvements in power efficiency, but used those to boost the raw performance of…
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iPhone Purchase Plan Decision Maker – Now With All the Carriers
Over the weekend I took a look at how much the various iPhone purchase plans compare. That was mostly an exercise is trying to decide what I should do next as an…
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How to Buy an iPhone – Some math behind purchase plans
Signing up for a mobile carrier smartphone plan has reached the most advanced stage of capitalism – like hot dog buns and hot dogs. In the US, when you buy hot dogs…
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CES without the Selfie Sticks: The Affiliate Summit
I spent the day at the affiliate marketing summit in Las Vegas. This industry was once known as the center of spam. It still draws people pitching nutritional supplements and payday loans,…
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An Update on my Status
As of last Friday, I am officially unemployed. This is the good kind of unemployment, the kind that comes from working hard to eliminate the need for your own job. Mission accomplished.…
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BABA: Portfolio Manager Summary
Alibaba is a bet on the growth of commerce in China, not just online commerce but a broad definition of commercial activity. Alibaba is now deeply entrenched in China’s business future. As the…
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The 3 Roles of Alibaba
Alibaba has a lot going on. Parsing through its S-1 is not an easy task. But I have begun to view the company playing three different roles: Alibaba as a commerce platform…
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MWC 2014: The Times they are Changing – Recap
Before the show, I posted that the nature of MWC has changed a lot over the years. This used to be a show solely focused on selling heavy iron networking equipment, system…
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A quick follow-up on mobile advertising
A few weeks back I took a look at the mobile advertising landscape and the future of some of the smaller players in the market. In that piece, I mentioned that we are…
