Mac

also referred to as: macs

includes Mac Mini, Mac Pro, Mac OS 8, Mac Studio, Mac Operating System, Mac Minis

8 statements across 7 episodes · 3 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Nov 16, 2018 by Benedict Evans · said 111 times in 42 episodes since 2017 · across every show →

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brought up most by Benedict Evans (43), Steven Sinofsky (33), Jessie Genet (9), Ken Kocienda (5), Amjad Masad (4), Martin Casado (2), Kyle Russell (2), John Riccitiello (2)

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2026 19 mentions in 5 episodes 4 per episode

Building Agents at Home: Homeschooling, Parenting and More | The a16z Show Apr 13, 2026 · 9 mentions · from 21:47
Why Every Founder Needs a Story | Replit CEO on a16z Jul 17, 2026 · 4 mentions · from 12:18
Box CEO on AI Agents & Why Enterprise Can't Keep Up | a16z Apr 28, 2026 · 3 mentions · from 29:22
The Economics of AI Usage and What's Next For SaaS | Benedict Evans on a16z Jun 8, 2026 · 2 mentions · from 7:01
OpenClaw, Claude Code, and the Future of Software | Peter Yang on The a16z Show Apr 6, 2026 · 1 mention · from 8:38
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2025 9 mentions in 5 episodes 2 per episode

Former Microsoft Executive on Apple’s Hidden China Problem Jun 18, 2025 · 4 mentions · from 3:53
What DeepSeek Means For The Future Of AI | Tech Veterans Weigh In Feb 6, 2025 · 2 mentions · from 24:09
Why AI Moats Still Matter (And How They've Changed) Dec 3, 2025 · 1 mention · from 28:18
Aaron Levie and Steven Sinofsky on the AI-Worker Future Aug 25, 2025 · 1 mention · from 54:02
AI is Revolutionizing Web Security - Bots, Agents, & Real-Time Defense Jun 16, 2025 · 1 mention · from 15:09
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2023 1 mention in 1 episode

Building Hardware and Taking on the Phone Giants with Carl Pei Apr 6, 2023 · 1 mention · from 31:03
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2020 2 mentions in 1 episode

How Gaming is Changing the Media Landscape Mar 16, 2020 · 2 mentions · from 5:43
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2019 77 mentions in 27 episodes 3 per episode

a16z Podcast | So Where Are We on the 'S-curve' for PC Devices? Jan 2, 2019 · 10 mentions · from 1:54
a16z Podcast | The Promise (and Nightmare) of Cross-Platform Software Jan 2, 2019 · 9 mentions · from 0:50
a16z Podcast | Finally a Tablet that Replaces Your Laptop Jan 2, 2019 · 8 mentions · from 0:20
a16z Podcast | The $200 PC in the Enterprise Jan 2, 2019 · 6 mentions · from 3:32
Inside the Apple Factory: Software Design in the Age of Steve Jobs Feb 24, 2019 · 5 mentions · from 21:36
a16z Podcast | Apple and the Case of Invisible But Audible Innovation Jan 2, 2019 · 5 mentions · from 23:37
a16z Podcast | How Many Taps in the Apple (Plus) Tree? Apr 1, 2019 · 3 mentions · from 23:28
a16z Podcast | What Comes After the Smartphone Jan 2, 2019 · 3 mentions · from 5:17
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2018 2 mentions in 2 episodes 1 per episode

The End of the Beginning Nov 16, 2018 · 1 mention · from 22:26
The Oral History of TrialPay -- Obstacles and Opportunities in Payments May 4, 2018 · 1 mention · from 6:16
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2017 1 mention in 1 episode

Culture and Revolution Jul 16, 2017 · 1 mention · from 23:33
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Everything said about Mac, oldest first

Nov 16, 2018 neutral

Assertion Supported

Evans: In the early 90s, Mac had more web servers than Linux

“Mac had more share of web servers than Linux, and the World Wide Web was three percent of internet traffic.”

Benedict Evans Nov 16, 2018 ▶ 22:26 The End of the Beginning

Jan 2, 2019 bearish

Opinion

Evans: The Mac is irrelevant amid the global mobile transformation

“In the great wide world of the enormous transformation of the technology industry, and the media industry, and the whole, of industry in general, by mobile, the Mac is kind of irrelevant.”

Benedict Evans Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 14:34 a16z Podcast | The Apple WWDC 2014 Deep Dive

Jan 2, 2019 positive

Assertion Partly supported

Evans: Active iPad installed base exceeds active Mac base by 2x

“There's probably a 180 to two hundred million iPads in use now, Versus about eighty million Macs, according to Apple.”

Benedict Evans Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 6:54 a16z Podcast | The Micro and Macro of Mobile

Jan 2, 2019 positive

Insight

Evans: Mobile OS platforms integrate services much deeper than PC OSs

“Unlike, say, a web browser on a, either a Windows or a Mac, where the web browser was the platform and the Windows or the Mac computer wasn't really where you were building internet services. Whereas on a smartphone, not only are you building in the web browse…”

Benedict Evans Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 5:17 a16z Podcast | What Comes After the Smartphone

Apr 27, 2019

Assertion Not publicly verifiable

Sinofsky: Half of Microsoft Office's 1994 revenue came from Mac

“About half of our revenue was on the Mac.”

Steven Sinofsky Apr 27, 2019 ▶ 20:23 Clippy: The Unauthorized Biography

Jun 28, 2024

Assertion Supported

Andreessen: Pre-1993 PCs and Macs lacked built-in TCP/IP support

“Computers, PCs and Macs up until 93, 94 didn't even come with TCP IP built into the computer, built into the operating system.”

Marc Andreessen Jun 28, 2024 ▶ 40:44 Marc Andreessen on Inventing The Internet Browser (How We all Access the Internet)

Jun 18, 2025 positive

Assertion Contradicted

Sinofsky: Macs account for nearly half of the US laptop market

“Macs are, you know, half the laptop market in the U.S. At this point.”

Steven Sinofsky Jun 18, 2025 ▶ 49:09 Former Microsoft Executive on Apple’s Hidden China Problem

Jun 18, 2025 neutral

Assertion Not checkable as stated

Sinofsky: iPad and Mac hardware are fundamentally identical

“The iPad is a Mac. The Mac is an iPad in terms of the hardware.”

Steven Sinofsky Jun 18, 2025 ▶ 3:53 Former Microsoft Executive on Apple’s Hidden China Problem

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