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> What Marco is hinting at is that smartphones will increasingly become a conduit for data-intensive algorithms. I don't think that will really threaten Apple
by capitalsigma 10y ago
> What Marco is hinting at is that smartphones will increasingly become a conduit for data-intensive algorithms.
I don't think that will really threaten Apple as a hardware-first business, though. There's no reason they can't hook in to other companies' services.
- ktamura 10y agoThe question Marco was posing is different: What if hardware mattered less to the point that consumers will switch over to different hardware with better/1st class software support. If that happens, the future doesn't look too bright for Apple (or so posits Marco). Apple might as well continue to be a first-class hardware-first business. However, if their hardware advantage is eclipsed by their data/AI disadvantage, Apple might lose a big chunk of their market share.