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June 15, 2022 · Olivier Blanchard

MediaTek had a very good 2021. Now what?

I have been thinking even more than usual about chipmakers lately. Between ongoing global supply chain constraints, our growing reliance on microchips to power everything from our phones to our thermostats and our vehicles, and the likelihood that inflationary pressures will impact discretionary spe

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June 8, 2022 · Carolina Milanesi

Better Together Adds Value to Apple’s Portfolio

No, I did not get the events confused, this was Apple’s WWDC and not Google i/o, but the mantra we have been hearing from Google about its software and devices coming together to deliver a better experience to its users was actually delivered on the keynote stage by Apple. What is interesting to me

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June 7, 2022 · Ben Bajarin

WWDC 2022: M2, Macbook Air, Mac Gaming, and What’s Old is New

M2 Debut: Next Generation of Apple Silicon With heavy anticipation, Apple’s next-generation silicon design for the Mac was unveiled. Unsurprisingly called the M2, new details were shared by Apple, which sets the stage for this year’s Apple Silicon platform to push the Mac forward. I always paid part

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May 26, 2022 · Ben Bajarin

The Mainstreaming of Augmented Reality

There is little doubt that augmented reality, specifically computing products that blend the physical world with the digital world, is going to be the next frontier of computing. Most of the conversations we are having with the broader tech industry have circled around the core technologies themselv

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May 18, 2022 · Ben Bajarin

The Great Tech Wall of China

My fascination with the Chinese market started at the beginning of the smartphone era. The market itself, and the Chinese consumer, represent one of the largest economic opportunities for both companies local to China and global companies looking to provide goods and services to the Chinese people.

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April 19, 2022 · Ben Bajarin

Tesla Delivers Automotive Delight

Could Tesla be the most delightful automotive experience? Using our Delight Scale, we can make a strong case that Tesla provides the most delightful, mainstream automotive experience based on our product research. I point out mainstream automotive experience because I’m sure Ferrari, Porsche, Masera

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March 30, 2022 · Carolina Milanesi

New PlayStation Plus Subscription Makes It Easier To Find Value

This week, PlayStation launched a new PlayStation Plus subscription, a simplified subscription service that brings together PlayStation Now and PlayStation Plus. Currently, the two subscription services combined have about 50 million subscribers, most of which subscribe to both services. In the past

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March 24, 2022 · Ben Bajarin

The Business Case for the Mac

As a part of our broad research into the hardware and software tools that make up critical parts of employee experiences in businesses, we also looked deeply into the opportunity for Macs in the enterprise. Apple has had an interesting relationship with the enterprise. Most, if not all, IT professio

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March 16, 2022 · Ben Bajarin

Best Product Beats Best Bundle

Conventional wisdom in software, especially in enterprise software, is the company that sells the most robust bundle will generally see the apps in that bundle become the default for customers. This has historically been proven true time and again by Microsoft. This was the basis of their main antit

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