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  • Can AI Erode Microsoft’s Office Moat—or Will It Make It Stronger?

    For decades, Microsoft’s Office franchise has been one of the most valuable assets in software. Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook became the default tools of knowledge work, later bundled into Microsoft 365 and wrapped with Teams, security, and device management. Now, generative AI is forcing investors to ask an uncomfortable question: how durable is that…

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  • Why Data Software May Be the Quiet Winner in the AI Shake‑Up

    AI is clearly disrupting the software world, but not all software is equally exposed. Application‑layer tools—the dashboards, point solutions, and productivity apps we touch every day—are being re‑written around large language models. Features that once felt defensible are now just prompts on top of a frontier model. In that chaos, one corner of the stack…

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  • Trading as a Real Business

    Most traders say they want “consistent profits,” but run their accounts more like a casino than a company. A manufacturer would never bet the firm on one giant batch of inventory. Yet traders routinely take oversized positions, hoping a single big win will fix everything. Thinking of trading as a real business changes that behavior. In business,…

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  • Humans Won’t Run Out of Things to Do in an AI World. We’ll Run Out of Excuses.

    Imagine a world where AI agents and humanoid robots do almost everything better, faster, and cheaper than we do. Most traditional jobs disappear. A universal basic income covers the basics, but not endless luxury travel or a fleet of sports cars. Some people would still want to work but can’t find “real” jobs. Others would…

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  • In an AI World, What Will Be Truly Scarce—and Worth Owning?

    If AI makes essentials cheap and automates most work, does that mean universal financial freedom? Not quite. Many people may receive a basic income and live more comfortably, but deep inequality and competition for truly scarce assets are likely to persist. For investors, the key question becomes: what actually stays scarce in an age of…

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  • Will AI Make Luxury Jets and Lambos Affordable for Everyone?

    Fast forward 10 years. AI agents and humanoid robots handle most of the work, from logistics and coding to cleaning and customer service. Governments roll out some form of universal basic income to cushion massive job displacement. The cost of many goods and services collapses. It’s tempting to assume that means everyone will be able…

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