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Apple's new Vision Pro AR headset is a cool piece of hardware/software that is light years ahead of Meta's Quest VR product line. However, at the end of the day Apple goes as the iPhone goes and AR devices won't move the Revenue nor EPS needles for AAPL anytime soon. High-end price point for Apple's … Continue reading Apple’s New AR Headset Won’t Move The Needle But May Hurt Meta..
META's value proposition to Ad Buyers was permanently impaired by Apple’s implementation of permission-based Ad tracking which has negatively impacted META's price per ad metric for almost two years (see chart and table below). Further adding to META's Ad woes, Google will phase out third-party cookies next year and replace them with its Privacy Sandbox. … Continue reading META’s Ad Problem
AI is nothing new, yet we are only scratching the surface. I believe that every Technology company is incorporating broadly-defined "AI" into their products and services offerings at this juncture. "AI" at its core is based upon statistical models that underpin various advanced automation processes such as machine learning, deep learning, neural networks, natural language … Continue reading AI Is Nothing New, Yet We Are Only Scratching The Surface
Disney (DIS) needs additional hit content for its Disney+ streaming platform. The streaming game is a scale game. Production houses that own their own streaming platform (Netflix, Disney, Comcast, Warner Bros. Discovery), need to ensure they have sufficient "hit" content to drive profitable streaming operations. Ideally those content producers want to achieve streaming profitability primarily … Continue reading Disney Should Acquire Warner Bros. Discovery
One of my favorite features of Google's Pixel phone is that it is easy to repair. Apple's iPhone has multiple points where the screen connects to the circuitry. This creates repair complexity. Google's Pixel phone has a singular connection point between the display and circuitry. This makes for a simple repair (assuming you have the … Continue reading DIY Repair Google’s Pixel Phone
Fed Chairman Powell should lob calls into Andy Jassy (AMZN CEO), Tim Cook (AAPL CEO), Sundar Pichai (GOOGL CEO), Satya Nadella (MSFT CEO) and Doug McMillon (WMT CEO) in an effort to persuade them to consider acquiring a bank. To hell with potential pushback from the FTC. AMZN, AAPL, GOOGL, MSFT and WMT already dabble … Continue reading Amazon Bank, Apple Bank, Google Bank…
Some random thoughts on Google.. Google has an IR problem. For a company that grew constant currency revenues by 7% in the December quarter GOOGL shares ought to be trading higher. It's clear that investors don't fully understand the story. Google can simplify the story with a smarter IR effort. If the cloud around Google … Continue reading Random Thoughts On Google
Apple is going to win the VR/AR/MR war vs. Meta. Apple simply has more elements it can leverage across its ecosystem to deliver a superior user experience delivered through its forthcoming headset (June 2023). Microsoft will be a bigger VR/AR/MR player than META in due time given the combination of its Productivity apps (perfect for … Continue reading Apple vs. Meta Quest 2
I've long argued that Google is the AI King. Here's Why. Mobile. There are only 2 mobile operating systems that matter: Android (72% share) and iOS (28%) share. Therefore, when users interact with their phones through voice, they are primarily using Google's natural language AI (Google Assistant) or Apple's natural language AI (Siri). Nowhere to … Continue reading Putting AI In Perspective
Disney CEO Bob Iger's end game for the house of mouse does not necessarily have to be a sale to Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN) or Google (GOOGL), nor does it have to be a merger of equals with someone such as Comcast (CMCSA, the leading candidate to acquire WWE). Batman to the rescue. An acquisition … Continue reading Disney’s Next Deal
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