😎 Noteworthy Bits
Wow! What a week for news! It’s hard to recall another week with so many ground shaking events across tech, sports, and politics. I had to pick my jaw up off the floor multiple times. Even if you’re still digging out, you won’t want to miss these important missives from the tech world.
Why AI Will Save The World by Marc Andreessen
When legendary tech investor and entrepreneur, Marc Andreessen, publishes an essay one would be remiss not to pay close attention. Marc provides a refreshingly positive take on AI and methodically breaks down why the fear and paranoia surrounding AI are misguided.
Apple Vision from Stratechery
A frequent saying in Silicon Valley is that there are no bad ideas, just bad timing. Oftentimes there may be one or may breakthroughs required for a product to gain widespread market adoption. For instance, General Magic attempted to build a mobile tablet device in the early 90’s well before the Internet was mainstream. We needed faster processors, cheaper hardware, and the Internet so its cousin, the iPad, could come to fruition. The same may be true for the Apple Vision Pro which launched this week. Apple announced what could potentially become the next generation of personal computing and no one provides a more insightful analysis of the product and what it could mean for the future of computing than Ben Thompson.
Ultimate Guide to Platforms: Patterns and Practices in the Creation, Rise, and Fall of Platforms by Steven Sinofsky
The former President of Microsoft’s Windows Division, Steven Sinofsky, writes an in-depth exploration of technology platforms — a framework for different tech platforms, why they succeed or fail, and the lifecycle platforms go through. Will Apple’ Vision Pro kickstart the next technology platform? Steven’s writing provides a valuable perspective for evaluating that question.