Monday Note

Apple: Ten Years Forward

by Jean-Louis Gassée

With Apple Silicon, Apple has successfully…

Apple PC/Tablets Twists and Turns

by Jean-Louis Gassée

While the tablet/PC hybrid has always been an irresistible notion, implementations have fallen short of the Platonic ideal. A look at past…

Palo Alto: Café Culture Takes Over. Finally.

by Jean-Louis Gassée

This week we look at one of…

Clickbait Obsession Devours Journalism

Collecting eyeballs is a diversion of publisher resources. As the ad model loses steam…

GenAI: More Netscape Moment Questions

by Jean-Louis Gassée

What’s the Fuss About Native Ads?

In the search for new advertising models, Native Ads are booming. The ensuing Web vs. Native controversy is a festival of fake naïveté and misplaced indignation.

Native Advertising is the politically correct term for Advertorial, period. Or…

HP: What Léo Apotheker’s Decisions Mean

Last Monday evening, hours after Google’s $12.5B gamble on Motorola Mobile (MMI), I had an intriguing idea and began drafting a Monday Note to explore its ramifications. It started like this:

The Rise of AdBlock Reveals A Serious Problem in the Advertising Ecosystem

By Frédéric Filloux

Seeing a threat to their ecosystem, French publishers follow their German colleagues and prepare to sue startup Eyeo GmbH, the creator of anti-advertising…