Irresponsible Apple M&A Chatter, Business Models for Stationary Smart Speakers, Tepid ARKit Developer Adoption

Today's Above Avalon email includes the following stories: 

  • Irresponsible Apple M&A Chatter
  • Business Models for Stationary Smart Speakers
  • Tepid ARKit Developer Adoption

We kick off today's email by going over the latest example of irresponsible Apple M&A chatter involving Netflix. Things are getting out of control. The discussion then turns to the various business models for stationary smart speaker. We look at how Amazon, Google, and Apple can make money from stationary smart speakers. The email concludes with my thoughts on lackluster ARKit developer adoption.

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