Newmark's Door

I'm not going to put any money on it yet, but I think Microsoft and Google will eventually outcompete Zoom.

Answer: so far, heck yes.

Related: "The Pandemic That Didn’t Break the Internet".

Intelligence, technology, and capitalism can be an awesome combination.

I think society should have a few dreamers. But there are two problems:

1. There are way, way more applicants for the job than there are openings.
2. Even for blue-sky dreaming, there should be some attempt to separate dreams from fantasy and sheer craziness. The time and whatever resources were devoted to trying to spin straw into gold were a complete waste.

I think Elon Musk is not a dreamer but a BS artist. Here's a seemingly careful attempt to support that thesis.

As I recall, Bill Gates also had an excellent batting average on predictions of future technology. Both Gates and Bezos made a ton of money. Funny how that works.

When the case started--1995?--Google was much smaller and I could see a reason why they didn't want to pay a lot for the IP. But why don't they want to settle this now?

1.4 nanometers! That's really small, dude.

So you can keep up with the kids.

"YouTube has 2 billion active monthly users," "63% of Americans watch YouTube on a daily basis," and more.

Funny or sad: you decide.