This week, we discuss Amazon embracing Microsoft Office 365, offer some SBF hot takes, and review the lessons Docker learned when building an open-source business. Plus, we share thoughts on the new Apple Pencil, USB-C, and some Tim Cook fan fiction.
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Runner-up Titles
My enemy’s Word Processor is my friend.
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A downgrade would be an upgrade.
Megadeal’s a great word.
It worked for Shingy
Use my template.
Rundown
Amazon moves to the cloud
Microsoft is preparing to bring on Amazon as a customer of its 365 cloud tools in a $1 billion megadeal, according to an internal document (https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-prepares-amazon-customer-365-cloud-tools-2023-10)
Report: Amazon will use Microsoft 365 cloud productivity tools in $1B ‘megadeal’ (https://www.geekwire.com/2023/report-amazon-will-use-microsoft-365-cloud-productivity-tools-in-1b-megadeal/)
SBF
Sam Bankman-Fried’s legal peril deepens as his defense comes up short (https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/10/17/bankman-fried-trial/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_most)
Number Goes Up (https://www.amazon.com/Number-Go-Up-Cryptos-Staggering/dp/0593443810)
Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon (https://www.amazon.com/Going-Infinite-Rise-Fall-Tycoon/dp/B0CD8V9SHD/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1YTBDKGIG9B2Y&keywords=going+infinity+michael+lewis&qid=1697580041&s=books&sprefix=Michael+Lewis+Infi%2Cstripbooks%2C156&sr=1-1)
OSS
Business Success with Open Source (https://pragprog.com/titles/vbfoss/business-success-with-open-source/)
HashiCorp CEO predicts OSS-free Silicon Valley unless... (https://www.thestack.technology/hashicorp-ceo-predicts-oss-free-silicon-valley-unless-the-open-source-model-evolves/)
Docker at 10 — 3 Things We Got Right, 3 Things We Got Wrong (https://thenewstack.io/docker-at-10-3-things-we-got-right-3-things-we-got-wrong/)
How open source foundations protect the licensing integrity of open source projects (https://www.linuxfoundation.org/blog/how-open-source-foundations-protect-the-licensing-integrity-of-open-source-projects)
VMware: What China Might Ask Of Broadcom Is Concerning Markets (NYSE:VMW) (https://seekingalpha.com/article/4641336-vmware-what-china-might-ask-broadcom-concerning-markets)
Relevant to your Interests
So Far, AI Is a Money Pit That Isn't Paying Off (https://gizmodo.com/github-copilot-ai-microsoft-openai-chatgpt-1850915549)
IRS says Microsoft owes an additional $29 billion in back taxes (https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/11/irs-says-microsoft-owes-an-additional-29-billion-in-back-taxes.html)
Six Months Ago NPR Left Twitter. The Effects Have Been Negligible | Nieman Reports (https://niemanreports.org/articles/npr-twitter-musk/)
Data transformation startup Prophecy lands $35M investment | TechCrunch (https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/11/data-transformation-startup-prophecy-lands-35m-investment/)
Google turns up the heat on AWS, claims Cloud Spanner is half the cost of DynamoDB (https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/11/google-turns-up-the-heat-on-aws-claims-cloud-spanner-is-half-the-cost-of-dynamodb/)
Apple reaches settlement with Caltech in $1 billion patent lawsuit - 9to5Mac (https://9to5mac.com/2023/10/12/apple-reaches-settlement-with-caltech-in-1-billion-patent-lawsuit/)
We tried that, didn’t work (https://world.hey.com/dhh/we-tried-that-didn-t-work-d9c42fe1)
Engage a Wider Audience With ActivityPub on WordPress.com (https://wordpress.com/blog/2023/10/11/activitypub/)
Apple wants to update iPhones in-store without opening the packaging (https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/10/15/apple-plans-to-update-iphones-in-store-without-opening-the-boxes)
Atlassian content cloud migration will work. Users, less so (https://www.theregister.com/2023/10/16/atlassian_cloud_migration_server_deprecation/)
Opinion | The Five-Day Office Week Is Dead (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/16/opinion/office-work-home-remote.html)
Minecraft becomes first video game to hit 300m sales (https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67105983)
Marc Andreessen -- e/acc on X (https://x.com/pmarca/status/1713930459779129358?s=46&t=zgzybiDdIcGuQ_7WuoOX0A)
Microsoft-owned LinkedIn lays off nearly 700 employees — read the memo here (https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/16/microsoft-owned-linkedin-lays-off-nearly-700-read-the-memo-here.html)
Apple introduces new Apple Pencil, bringing more value and choice to the lineup (https://www.apple.com/uk/newsroom/2023/10/apple-introduces-new-apple-pencil-bringing-more-value-and-choice-to-the-lineup/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email)
SiFive Rolls Out RISC-V Cores Aimed at Generative AI and ML (https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/news/sifive-rolls-out-risc-v-cores-aimed-at-generative-ai-and-ml/)
Apple introduces new Apple Pencil, bringing more value and choice to the lineup (https://www.apple.com/uk/newsroom/2023/10/apple-introduces-new-apple-pencil-bringing-more-value-and-choice-to-the-lineup/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email)
Amazon quietly rolls out support for passkeys, with a catch | TechCrunch (https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/17/amazon-passkey-sign-in/)
The price of managed cloud services (https://world.hey.com/dhh/the-price-of-managed-cloud-services-4f33d67e)
Microsoft launches Radius, an open-source application platform for the cloud-native era (https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/18/microsoft-launches-radius-an-open-source-application-platform-for-the-cloud/?guccounter=1)
UK Atlassian users complain of migration dead end (https://www.theregister.com/2023/10/18/atlassian_server_imgration_deadend/)
Passwordless authentication startup SecureW2 raises $80M from Insight Partners (https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/18/passwordless-authentication-startup-securew2-raises-80m-from-insight-partners/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdzLmdvb2dsZS5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEg5u3LvXY_CzdVG2zQM-BixvZEUGH7W4PyZHAEyHEsInAVRmaxLjTPXHrs4ANq38SKj2Siv_yRyw2U4yR8SXfSjusCwmdqRjjscKA_XjYDMQrpLT0MhenCQfOiqmhCSCcx5PyfuW0Ga8dH4R8blCLZ8v176Pt-4IKPwZ1oQ54ph)
Convicted Fugees rapper Pras Michel's lawyer used AI to draft bungled closing argument (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/convicted-fugees-rapper-pras-michels-lawyer-used-ai-draft-bungled-clos-rcna120992)
IRS to offer a new option to file your tax return (https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/10/17/irs-free-tax-filing-eligibility/)
Welcoming Loom to the Atlassian team (https://www.atlassian.com/blog/announcements/atlassian-acquires-loom)
Nonsense
Costco sold $9B of clothing in 2022 (https://x.com/trungtphan/status/1712581893886181863?s=46&t=zgzybiDdIcGuQ_7WuoOX0A)
United's new boarding system prioritizes window seats (https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/uniteds-boarding-system-prioritizes-window-211759965.html)
Listener Feedback
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Coté: Evil Dead Rises (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil_Dead_Rise). Also, this picture of Bruce Campbell (https://ew.com/thmb/Z-6NqxZMtIassHzw1Wgcs4LuntA=/750x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Bruce-Campbell-Evil-Dead-Rise-031623-392c8a22d985493583a1ccdcb11f1618.jpg), from here (https://ew.com/movies/bruce-campbell-shuts-down-evil-dead-rise-heckler-sxsw/).
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