{"id":486,"date":"2019-09-17T01:03:57","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T08:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/killingit.smallbizthoughts.com\/?p=486"},"modified":"2019-09-17T08:38:12","modified_gmt":"2019-09-17T15:38:12","slug":"episode-25-massive-anti-trust-movement-in-tech-and-so-much-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/killingit.smallbizthoughts.com\/2019\/09\/episode-25-massive-anti-trust-movement-in-tech-and-so-much-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 25! Massive Anti-Trust Movement in Tech . . . and so much more"},"content":{"rendered":"

Topic 1:<\/p>\n

Boom! Attorneys general from 48 states plus Puerto Rico and Washington, DC have joined together in a huge antitrust investigation of Google. (California and Alabama are not joining them.)<\/p>\n

We have a lively discussion about this, where it came from, and where we think it’s going.<\/p>\n

Check out these links:
\n https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2019\/09\/09\/texas-attorney-general-leads-google-antitrust-probe.html<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2019\/technology\/tech-investigations.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Topic 2:<\/p>\n

McDonalds is buying their third tech company to use AI and voice at the drive thru. Dave takes a victory lap on voice interfaces.<\/p>\n

We talk about the implications for AI, digital transformation, and business generally.<\/p>\n

Relevant Link:
\n https:\/\/www.infosecurity-magazine.com\/news\/mcdonalds-to-use-ai-voice\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Topic 3:<\/p>\n

Apple had an announcement that we ignored last week. We extend that by ignoring it this week. Instead we talk about Apple turning into a services company. The new phone is . . . fine. But the real story is Apple getting $400-500 per user per year in service revenue. Taking on Netflix in a price war.<\/p>\n

And then we wander off into Netflix, HBO, Disney, and entertainment competition generally.<\/p>\n

As always, we have fun and try to draw some conclusions for all the IT Pros out there.<\/p>\n

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Check out this episode!<\/a><\/p>\n