The history of PCs and smartphones as context for Google's integrated strategy for Android, and reactions to Apple's plans for the NFC chip and its approach to Patreon and payment processing. At the end: Final thoughts on Peacock and the Olympics, Amazon’s Whole Foods experiment, and a listener requests a tour of Ben’s cord bag.

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Integration and Android — Stratechery

Apple to Open Payment Chip to Third Parties and Charge Fees — Bloomberg

NBC Measurement, Apple and Patreon, Substack Next? — Stratechery Update

Olympic Ratings, Peacock’s Abundance, Comcast Earnings — Stratechery Update

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