Episode 147 — There’s Always a Bigger Fish

Exponent

Ben Thompson / James Allworth

Technology

4.6 • 832 Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2018

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Ben and James discuss Microsoft’s reorganization, how Satya Nadella has managed the decline of Windows, and how it applies to Apple and services. Presented by WordPress.com: Get 15% off on a new site by visiting WordPress.com/Exponent. Links Ben Thompson: The End of Windows — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Stratechery 4.0 — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Services, Not Devices — Stratechery Ben Thompson: The Curse of Culture — Stratechery Ben Thompson: The Truth About Windows and the Mac — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Microsoft’s Monopoly Hangover — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Why Microsoft’s Reorganization Is a Bad Idea — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Redmond and Reality … Continue reading Episode 147 — There’s Always a Bigger Fish

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0:00.0	Hi, James.
0:01.1	Ben, how are you?
0:02.9	Reconfiguring my entire editorial strategy.
0:05.0	Oh, is that so?
0:06.9	So, yeah, it turns out the company that, unsurprisingly, the company that I've written
0:10.1	about the most, and this is something that you can see now on trajectory 4.0.
0:12.5	Oh, yeah, we haven't talked since I launched trajectory 4.0.
0:14.7	I watched the new version of the website.
0:15.9	Congratulations.
0:16.8	It looks awesome.
0:18.2	Well, thank you. It actually worked out well that I was launching it last week, which was the, which
0:22.9	was about the five-year anniversary of launching your checker as a whole.
0:25.6	It was kind of a nice sort of match there and also matched the fact that I was going to
0:30.0	be away and we weren't going to be able to record a podcast.
0:32.3	So the fact I didn't actually write an article that I wouldn't record a podcast worked out
0:36.3	perfectly.
0:36.8	So there you go.
0:37.6	Good,
0:37.8	good planning on my part.
0:39.9	If I might say it myself.
0:41.1	Celebrating the birthday with a holiday.
0:42.9	Exactly.
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