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Jean-Louis Gassée
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Monday Note

·May 22

My Grateful Geek Book Finally Out

by Jean-Louis Gassée Yes, with help gratefully acknowledged below, my book is finally available at Amazon in print and Kindle formats. It was harder than I presumptuously expected. I hope to do better in a future adventure, in French perhaps? For the past 15 years, my Monday Notes essays have examined the tech world that has fascinated and fed me, with occasional excursions into politics. Lately, my somewhat weekly production (about 45 a year — we’ll blame the gaps on gently hedonistic vacations in France) has became…

Apple

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My Grateful Geek Book Finally Out
My Grateful Geek Book Finally Out
Apple

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Monday Note

·May 1

Intel: Just You Wait. Again

by Jean-Louis Gassée In 2009, after a 30-year Intel career culminating in the CTO job, Pat Gelsinger leaves Intel. In early 2021 he returns as CEO with an ambitious reconquest agenda. It’s now two years later and Intel’s latest numbers are alarming. Once upon a time, the Wintel portmanteau evoked images of world hegemony by Microsoft with its Windows operating system, and Intel with its x86 processors chips. …

Intel

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Intel: Just You Wait. Again
Intel: Just You Wait. Again
Intel

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Monday Note

·Apr 24

Apple Rumor Hallucinations. Human Ones.

Apple Rumor Hallucinations. Human Ones. by Jean-Louis Gassée Of late, Apple has been remarkably calm, even-keeled, no big layoffs. The upcoming June 5th Worldwide Developer Conference is likely to quell some rumors — and perhaps kindle new ones. Back in Palo Alto after weeks in the Country Of Good Sins, I’m confronted with a sea of topics for this week’s essay, from the truly Never Seen Before Generative AI explosion, to France’s troubles with its maternalistic social safety net and…

Apple

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Apple Rumor Hallucinations. Human Ones.
Apple Rumor Hallucinations. Human Ones.
Apple

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Monday Note

·Mar 13

No Atheists In Foxholes. Or Libertarians In Bank Runs

by Jean-Louis Gassée Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) made and lost chancy bets on long-term bonds. This concerned depositors who in turn worried other depositors, starting a chain reaction, a massive exit of funds. SVB didn’t have enough liquidities, became insolvent and is now in the hands of the FDIC (Federal Deposits Insurance Corporation). Bank runs are an old phenomenon. According to Wikipedia, the first known bank runs go back to the 16th century, followed by the Tulip Manias, the South Sea Bubble, the French Mississippi Company, and many more over the ages. I won’t venture to say bank runs are…

Banking

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No Atheists In Foxholes. Or Libertarians In Bank Runs
No Atheists In Foxholes. Or Libertarians In Bank Runs
Banking

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Monday Note

·Mar 7

CEOs Writing Three Envelopes

by Jean-Louis Gassée After tens of thousands of layoffs, what can tech company CEOs do? To clarify the title above, let’s return to the start of a serious and fun May 2010 Monday Note tiled Ballmer just opened the Second Envelope: “You know the business lore joke. The departing CEO meets his successor and hands him three envelopes to be opened in…

Tech

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CEOs Writing Three Envelopes
CEOs Writing Three Envelopes
Tech

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Monday Note

·Feb 27

GenAI: More Netscape Moment Questions

by Jean-Louis Gassée Generative AI does more than entertain and irritate. It also poses serious philosophical and business questions. Late last January I sat down with knowledgeable but healthily skeptical drinking companions (coffee or green tea) to see what they thought of the importance of ChatGPT and, more broadly, Generative…

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GenAI: More Netscape Moment Questions
GenAI: More Netscape Moment Questions

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Monday Note

·Feb 20

Intel: Pat Gelsinger’s Struggles

by Jean-Louis Gassée Today, we take a look at Intel. Can CEO Pat Gelsinger, perform miracles? I’m a great admirer of Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger. He embodies a rare combination of personal virtue and technological savvy. If you have the time and inclination, see the Monday Notes Intel 2.0: The…

Semiconductors

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Intel: Pat Gelsinger’s Struggles
Intel: Pat Gelsinger’s Struggles
Semiconductors

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Monday Note

·Feb 12

The Musk Method And Twitter

by Jean-Louis Gassée Of the companies Elon Musk started, two stand out: SpaceX and Tesla. They shook up their respective industries and made him a hero. It’s the company that Musk didn’t create, Twitter, that may be his “bridge too far”. Let's start with a list of Musk’s companies. ChatGPT…

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The Musk Method And Twitter
The Musk Method And Twitter

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Monday Note

·Feb 7

Apple’s So-So Q1 2023

by Jean-Louis Gassée Apple’s quarter after quarter numbers draw much justified attention. Analysis of the numbers is always interesting — and prompts us to look beyond the three months just elapsed. Apple’s numbers for the first quarter of its Fiscal Year 2023 (ending in December 2022) were less than stellar. The official press release points to a financial summary PDF from which I extract this chart:

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Apple’s So-So Q1 2023
Apple’s So-So Q1 2023

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Monday Note

·Jan 30

ChatGPT: Netscape Moment or Nothing Really Original

by Jean-Louis Gassée As the sudden explosion of public interest in ChatGPT continues to excite millions, we ask: Is this the tipping point for machine-driven conversation (and more)? Is ChatGPT the Netscape of our time? In Fortune’s The inside story of ChatGPT: How OpenAI founder Sam Altman built the world’s hottest technology with billions from Microsoft, author Jeremy Kahn helpfully explains OpenAI’s history, structure, financing, and much more — at 6K words, the article covers a lot of territory. …

AI

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ChatGPT: Netscape Moment or Nothing Really Original
ChatGPT: Netscape Moment or Nothing Really Original
AI

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