John Willis đź”°1d ago
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The Biggest Bundle? https://asymco.com/2026/03/26/the-biggest-bundle/
The Biggest Bundle?

How everyone is wrong about AI The newspaper was an unexpected development It was not a product that anyone asked for. Like many innovations, it wasn’t an invention. It was not patented or di…

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Mar 26 at 11:33amShare on Mastodon
Show threadLazyAndDumb4d ago
@asymco Great essay. I learned a lot. If I remember correctly, it was the CEO of Netscape who said “there are only two ways to make money: bundling and unbundling”
Show threadAsymco3d ago
@LazyAndDumb I mention the quote and attribute it to Cory Docotrow
Show threadDavid Holt3d ago
@asymco this was excellent analysis.
Show threadAsymco3d ago
@daveeed thank you
Show threadAndy Fisher3d ago
@asymco Great insight, as usual, Horace. One minor edit—I think you should attribute the “bundling” quote to Jim Barksdale. (I’ve heard it many times from technology journalists, but he’s the original source.)
Show threadAsymco3d ago
@fisherandy thanks. You’re right. Will update.