hardware
9 statements across 8 episodes · 6 bullish · 1 bearish · 6 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by Steven Sinofsky · across every show →
Everything said about hardware, oldest first
Jan 2, 2019 positive
Sinofsky: Hardware differentiation is sustainable for only ten minutes
“You might think you could pick a special part, like, you could pick the best four K camera available, and think that that will be sustainable, but it'll be sustainable for, like, 10 minutes. Because that, that camera will be everywhere, or the capabilities in …”
Jan 2, 2019 positive
Feb 26, 2019 negative
Younis: Silicon Valley companies stray outside their competence attempting hardware manufacturing
“Where Silicon Valley, I think, strays is when we start doing things which, frankly speaking, are outside this very small circle of software, and I get a little nervous when, you know, companies are doing a lot of hardware because there are other hardware cente…”
Apr 6, 2023 positive
Pei: Seeing real-world hardware adoption brings satisfaction software cannot replicate
“I also think it's really rewarding when you see somebody out in the wild wearing your product or using your product, you know, that kind of satisfaction I think is hard to get if you're just building an app or software.”
Apr 6, 2023 positive
Dec 24, 2023 positive
Hardware acts as a Trojan horse in software-resistant markets
“In categories that are really resistant to adopting software, oftentimes hardware is a great Trojan horse where you can sell that the customer base is used to purchasing some form of hardware. And then from there, you're able to layer in software capabilities …”
Jun 18, 2025 neutral
Dec 8, 2025