Andrew Orlowski

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  • Steve Jobs and Dianamania revisited

    Steve Jobs was a remarkable and fascinating businessman, and by some distance the most interesting and accomplished personality operating in an important corner of the economy. He had a respect for the intelligence of human beings and their ambition, and potential – showing an optimism which is rare in a cynical industry. And Jobs left…

  • “Who knows what a nontrepreneur is?” (My visit to the Conservative Party Fringe)

    To Manchester, where I had been invited to liven up a Conservative Conference Fringe discussion on digital policy…

  • Why power follows platforms

    This is a story with huge implications for the future of the web. Even if you don’t use Facebook or Spotify – I don’t – and couldn’t care less, you can nevertheless start to see how business relationships will develop. Last week’s alliance between Facebook and Spotify turns out to be a much better deal…

  • Web requires Brunel-scale thinking

    Three years ago I caught a glimpse of a new social network built around music. You could follow people, chat with them, and enjoy the same music stream in real time. There were many other clever things about it, such as a very slick integration of music news. But the killer feature, one that made…