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Apple and the Power of Platforms, AI Comes for Google Search, ChatGPT Comes for Higher Education

2025/5/8
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Ben Thompson: 我在微软工作期间参与了Windows应用商店的开发,这段经历让我深刻理解了平台与开发者之间的关系,以及平台策略对开发者和用户的影响。我观察到,平台的成功取决于先吸引用户,而不是依赖开发者,拥有大量用户的优质产品才能自然而然地形成平台。平台与聚合器的根本区别在于:平台是具有API的底层基础设施,开发者在其上构建应用;而聚合器则依赖用户主动选择。反垄断关注点应放在平台而非聚合器上,因为平台的垄断行为更容易被解决,而改变用户的偏好则几乎不可能。苹果App Store的政策虽然存在争议,但并未影响其平台的吸引力,因为开发者始终被巨大的用户群体所吸引。苹果App Store的30%抽成以及反引导条款应该受到监管,因为这会阻碍移动端商业的健康发展。苹果公司正在探索AI搜索选项,这可能对谷歌搜索构成重大挑战,并预示着搜索引擎行业的变革。即使搜索引擎领域面临颠覆,谷歌仍然凭借其云计算、YouTube等业务以及在AI领域的优势而占据有利地位。ChatGPT等AI工具对高等教育的冲击,揭示了高等教育体系中长期存在的问题,例如课程设置的实用性不足以及学生学习动机的缺乏。 Andrew Sharp: 作为一名科技领域的旁观者,我对Ben Thompson关于苹果App Store和AI对搜索引擎影响的分析表示认同。我关注到,苹果公司对App Store的控制并未对其业务造成损害,并且AI搜索的兴起可能对谷歌构成威胁。同时,我也对ChatGPT对高等教育的影响表示担忧,认为这暴露了高等教育体系中的一些问题。

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Talking Platform Power and 15 years of App Store arguments, with topics including Ben's memories from Microsoft, the difference between regulating platforms and aggregators, and the case for intervening in the App Store today. Then: Eddy Cue testifies that Apple is exploring AI search options for Safari, and a New York Magazine feature on ChatGPT in colleges sparks thoughts on tech, higher education, and Blue Books.

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@SharpTechPodcast Channel — YouTube)

@Stratechery Channel — YouTube)

Platform Power Is Underrated — Stratechery)

Apple Eyes Move to AI Search, Ending Era Defined by Google — Bloomberg)

Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College — NY Mag)

AI Homework — Stratechery)

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