A few years ago, I visited Pontevedra and Vauban. Pontevedra is a city in Spain that moved on from cars 25 years ago. Vauban is a neighborhood in Germany that was designed so people wouldn’t ne...
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https://www.mattrichman.net/microsoft-word-google-docs-and-millennials/
A little over one year ago, Tim Cook spoke at President Obama’s Summit on Cybersecurity. He said: We can imagine a day in the not-so-distant future when your wallet becomes a remnant of the pas...
https://www.mattrichman.net/apple-pay-and-the-future-of-wallets/
From September 1st to December 19th of last year, I studied abroad in Rome, Italy. The experience changed my life for the better. Starting as a complete beginner in a foreign country and leavin...
App Annie, the app analytics firm, recently released its analysis of the app market in the first quarter. Two statistics in the report have received a lot of press: Last quarter, people downloade...
Apple’s business model is self-perpetuating, and the company’s success over the last ten years has set it up do things that no other company can — like anachronize wallets. Tim Cook, speaki...
https://www.mattrichman.net/wallets-business-models-and-the-coming/
Tim Cook, during last week’s earnings call: Apple Pay is off to a very strong start, and the feedback we are getting from both individuals and institutions is extremely positive. Today about 75...
Silke Koltrowitz, reporting for Reuters: TAG Heuer is pushing ahead with plans for a smartwatch to more directly compete with the likes of the Apple Watch and may make acquisitions to help drive...
https://www.mattrichman.net/tag-heuer-and-the-future-of-the-luxury-watch/
Jean-Louis Gassée on why Intel isn’t manufacturing Apple’s A-series chips: I see three possible answers. One is that the 14 nanometer process is woefully late. Deliveries of some Broadwel...