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  1. John Ternus Defends the Vision Pro

    · · Nota Bene

    It’s an anomaly. Pay attention to anomalies. In a new interview, Clique TV’s Mouloud Achour asked Ternus: “The Vision Pro: for you is it a test, a flop, or the first step to the future of what’s going to be…a computer?”…

  2. Asymco Bulletin 031 – Sep 20, 2026

    · · Bulletin

    The Asymmetric Weekly, for the week ending Sunday, Sept 20th. The more one one thinks about the iPhone Duo the more the Duo branding appears to be signifying something beyond two screens. Perhaps Duo is marking iPhone…

  3. Refurbishing the Innovator’s Dilemma

    · · Nota Bene

    An Office Hours question asked by Fred S., September 11, 2026. Q: Will Apple follow what carmakers have done with certified pre-owned, taking the phones returned through Apple Upgrade, putting them in a nice package and…

  4. Stairway to the $3200 Heaven

    · · Research

    An Office Hours question, September 11, 2026. Q: The Stairway to Heaven now tops out at $3,200. That’s a very high price at presumably low volume. How does it affect your thinking about the average selling price? If you…

  5. Siri, not a companion, by design.

    · · Nota Bene

    An Office Hours question asked by Bob V., September 11, 2026. Q: When wrong answers came from ChatGPT under the original integration, Apple could say it was ChatGPT’s problem. Now AI is integrated into the OS itself.…

  6. Duo dollars a day, Duo cents an unlock

    · · Research

    An Office Hours discussion, September 11, 2026. Q: The Duo starts at $2,000. How should people think about that price? I published this idea that the pricing of the product is about a dollar ninety a day at the starting…

  7. The iPhone Duo: theater, not specs

    · · Nota Bene

    An Office Hours question asked by Fred S., September 11, 2026. Q: One theme about the iPhone Duo seems underreported: pleasure, prestige, the pride of ownership. It’s always been there with Apple products, but being the…