The Critical Test Path

6: Black Boxes

Anders Brownworth & Horace Dediu — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:00:00 GMT

Horace and Dan tackle corporate valuation and hypothesize whether amateur bloggers know more about Apple than professional analysts. We also look at the ancient economic history of Windows and how that still shapes it today.

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5: HP's Innovation Antibodies

Anders Brownworth & Horace Dediu — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 21:30:00 GMT

Horace and Ryan discuss HP's departure from the PC business, the end of the TouchPad, buying your way into innovation and what it takes to compete and survive in the Post PC era.

4: Acquisitions

Anders Brownworth & Horace Dediu — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 01:15:00 GMT

Sitting in for Dan while he is on paternity leave, Ryan Irelan speaks with Horace Dediu about Google's planned acquisition of Motorola Mobility and the potential ramifications for competitors.

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3: It's Good to Be King

Anders Brownworth & Horace Dediu — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 22:00:00 GMT

Horace Dediu and Dan Benjamin discuss the power of cash to control supply chains in the post-PC era and how Apple is challenging conventional wisdom about its value to shareholders.

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2: Synchronized failure

Anders Brownworth & Horace Dediu — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Horace Dediu and Dan Benjamin discuss how smartphone pioneers Nokia and RIM falter while the market is booming.

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1: The Five Year Plan

Anders Brownworth & Horace Dediu — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 21:15:00 GMT

In this inaugural episode, Horace Dediu and Dan Benjamin try to weigh the strategic implications of Apple's WWDC announcements. We take a look at the impact on RIM, operators, Google and Apple's flirtation with Twitter.

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