Episode 151 — Two by Twos

Ben and James discuss the differences between Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Apple specifically, and the differences between aggregators and platforms generally.

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Links

• Google Duplex Demo — YouTube (youtube.com/watch?v=bd1mEm2Fy08)

• Ben Thompson: Tech’s Two Philosophies — Stratechery (stratechery.com/2018/techs-two-philosophies)

• Note: The Steve Jobs videos are in the above article

• Ben Thompson: Platforms Versus Aggregators — Stratechery Daily Update (stratechery.com/2018/platforms-versus-aggregat…)

• Ben Thompson: Manifestos and Monopolies — Stratechery (stratechery.com/2017/manifestos-and-monopolies)

• Ben Thompson: Face is Not the Future — Stratechery (stratechery.com/2014/face-future)

• Ben Thompson: From Products to Platforms — Stratechery (stratechery.com/2015/from-products-to-platforms)

• Ben Thompson: Why Doesn’t Apple Enable Sustainable Businesses on the App Store? — Stratechery (stratechery.com/2013/why-doesnt-apple-enable-s…)

Hosts

• Ben Thompson, @benthompson (twitter.com/benthompson), Stratechery (stratechery.com)

• James Allworth, @jamesallworth (twitter.com/jamesallworth), Harvard Business Review (hbr.org/search?term=James+Allworth&sort=po…)

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