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" The battle between Google and Apple has shifted from devices, operating systems, and apps to a new, amorphous idea called 'contextual computing.' We have become data-spewing factories, and the only way to make sense of it all is through context. "

Om Malik

Apple

Battle

Become

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Om Malik

Digital

Free

" A platform is essentially a business model that thrives because of the participation and value added from third parties with only incremental effort from the owner of the platform. "

" It is becoming harder for us to stay on top of the onslaught - e-mails, messages, appointments, alerts. Augmented intelligence offers the possibility of winnowing an increasing number of inputs and options in a way that humans can't manage without a helping hand. "

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Intelligence

Top

" For a while, I have had this theory that we, as a society, are coming to the end of the mass production, industrial phase of the human race. "

" Most competition in Silicon Valley now heads toward there being one monopolistic winner. "

" Living a 24-hour news life has come at a personal cost. I still wake in middle of the night to check the stream to see if something is breaking, worrying whether I missed some news. "

" There are days when I look at my news feed, and it seems like a social fabric of fun - a video of the first steps of my friends' baby! My nephew's prom date! On other days, it feels like a NASCAR vehicle, plastered with news stories, promoted posts, lame Live videos, and random content. "

" Internet, for all its faults, exposed me to a lot more music. "

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Om Malik

Money

You

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" Apple continues to make ever-thinner devices with a superlative build and a luxurious feel. What the company has achieved beneath the surface is worth even more praise. "