Hardcore Software by Steven Sinofsky

Hardcore Software by Steven Sinofsky

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202. AI/ChatGPT and the Race Between Microsoft and Google to Win Samsung Mobile Search

AI might sound like the reason, but with Big Companies it's all about money and control, not features.

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Steven Sinofsky
Apr 17, 2023

A twitter thread originally appearing April 17, 2023 with a few tweaks.

Google Devising Radical Search Changes to Beat Back A.I. Rivals // What an amazing story of marketplace competition. New ideas from underdog to challenge much-disliked incumbent with > 80% share. Except this has nothing to do with technology at all. It’s all money and control. 1/

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