We reflect on why the narrative on Apple has changed post-WWDC and analyze both the evolution and consistency of Apple's culture. Furthermore, what elements of that culture/process/priority setting can be copied? In other words, what does it take to be great?
Understanding what is and isn’t your core business is critical for success. Horace Dediu joins John Chidgey for a very special episode of Pragmatic where for once John doesn’t do all the talking!
via Tech Distortion.
Horace talks about CapEx and begins unpacking the massive topic that is The Capitalists Dilemma. We focus on the surprisingly under-discussed data with regard to Apple's acquisition of Beats. The deal was officially announced within hours of this recording.
via 5by5 | The Critical Path #117: Why Did Apple Buy Beats?.
Horace and Moisés catch up on a few weeks of topics, from Apple earnings to iPad discontinuity to ecosystem disparity to followup on ComiXology. Why would you ask a freshwater fish what it's like to live in the open sea?
Sean Devine has a conversation with Horace Dediu of Asymco about open source software.
via 5by5 | Ruby on Rails Podcast #146: Horace Dediu of Asymco - Open Source Software.
This week Myke is joined by Horace Dediu. They discuss his work at Nokia and how that lead to starting his blog, Asymco. They also talk about the role and work of an analyst, his presentation series – Airshow – and graphs, naturally.
via 5by5 | CMD+Space #92: A New Lingua Franca, with Horace Dediu.
Horace and Moisés talk about Amazons acquisition of ComiXology, digging into the very "local" nature of book publishing in general and the extreme regional differences in content popularity and delivery.
We talk about the major triumphs and minor failures of the Veronica Mars campaign on Kickstarter and kick off a series on The Capitalist's Dilemma.
We talk about CarPlay, MWC2014, Microsoft and Nokia, "Tim Cook's outburst", per-user value, and re-evaluating how we analyze companies in tech.
We examine Facebooks acquisition of Whatsapp: What's being acquired? Resources, processes or values? We also begin a look at The Capitalists Dilemma.
via 5by5 | The Critical Path #112: Business Model Diversification.
Horace and Moisés discuss the excitement surrounding Microsoft's hire of new CEO/poet Satya Nadella, Apple's recent numbers announcement, and yet more on Google (and their sale of Motorola to Lenovo).
via 5by5 | The Critical Path #111: Man of Arts and Letters and Science.