The Critical Path

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?

Horace and Moisés talk about Amazon's acquisition of ComiXology, digging into the very "local" nature of book publishing in general and the extreme regional differences in content popularity and delivery.

Horace and Moisés 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.

Horace and Moisés talk about CarPlay, MWC2014, Microsoft and Nokia, "Tim Cook's outburst", per-user value, and re-evaluating how we analyze companies in tech.

Horace and Moisés examine Facebook's acquisition of Whatsapp: the job it is hired to do, and the value system attached. They also begin a look at The Capitalist's Dilemma.

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).

Horace is once again drawn to the paradox that is Google, a company full of data that shares almost none of it with its "customers" or the public.

Horace builds on his discussion of Google from the previous episode in light of the Nest acquisition news. We also look at the relatively unreported news regarding China lifting its 13-year ban on game consoles and the variables it introduces to a "big niche" industry.

With new ChromeOS and Chromebook data, Horace returns us to the topic of Google. How do they define and view their customers, products, and businesses? Who actually serves whom? What user data is collected, how is it used, and why?

Horace and Moisés discuss iPhone's move onto China Mobile and the long-brewing implications. They dig into how Apple's potential reach dwarfs that of Google, Facebook, and Amazon combined in the People's Republic, and look back briefly on 2013.