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Dive deeper into the world of technology with Unpacked, where every week, Viggy Balagopalakrishnan [https://www.linkedin.com/in/vigneshbalagopalakrishnan/] & James Watterson [https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-watterson-342bb349/] bring you more than just news. They dissect the layers of tech company strategies, product updates, AI developments, and policy shifts with a critical eye. Built on the belief that informed opinions are shaped by understanding the full story, Unpacked delivers research-driven insights, free from surface-level summaries and one-sided opinions.
With their extensive experience in building technology products, our hosts offer listeners a unique perspective on the 'how' and 'why' behind the latest tech news. Follow Unpacked for a no-frills, nuanced conversation on the most pressing tech topics of our time.
We dive into two meaty topics today. First, we analyze the Department of Justice's recent antitrust lawsuit against Apple. We look at the crux of their arguments, compare against past cases and debate whether Apple's lack of interoperability can be construed as anticompetitive.
Second, we dive into a new crop of search engine alternatively coming up called answer engines, the most popular one today being Perplexity. We dig into how these are different from search engines, past attempts at replacing Google Search and debate whether answer engines can replace search. We also dig into nuances around informational vs commercial queries, what that means for monetization and Google's potential response to these risks.
Follow us and join the conversation - every week, we provide research-based deep dives on the latest news, company strategies and trends in tech.
Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(02:32) Tee up - DOJ sues Apple
(04:09) Brief summary of monopoly laws in the US
(07:15) How this case's arguments compare against Google, Amazon cases
(12:38) Thoughts on "performance smartphones" as a relevant market
(18:20) Alleged anti competitive behavior, Apple's lack of interoperability
(30:09) Answer engines, chat based search interfaces and the Perplexity hypothesis
(34:29) Past attempts at replacing Google search
(37:16) Can answer engines replace search
(41:56) Is is easier to build an answer engine today than it was to build a search engine in the past
(49:28) Informational vs commercial intent queries, hybrid interfaces
(57:30) Risks for Google and what they will likely do
Unpacked Podcast - Weekly Tech Deep Dive
Dive deeper into the world of technology with Unpacked, where every week, Viggy Balagopalakrishnan [https://www.linkedin.com/in/vigneshbalagopalakrishnan/] & James Watterson [https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-watterson-342bb349/] bring you more than just news. They dissect the layers of tech company strategies, product updates, AI developments, and policy shifts with a critical eye. Built on the belief that informed opinions are shaped by understanding the full story, Unpacked delivers research-driven insights, free from surface-level summaries and one-sided opinions.
With their extensive experience in building technology products, our hosts offer listeners a unique perspective on the 'how' and 'why' behind the latest tech news. Follow Unpacked for a no-frills, nuanced conversation on the most pressing tech topics of our time.
