https://www.mlchild.com/Essays by Max Childen-ushttps://www.mlchild.com/blog/voice-is-the-new-remote-controlhttps://www.mlchild.com/blog/voice-is-the-new-remote-controlWed, 02 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMTTV’s Great Leap Forwardhttps://www.mlchild.com/blog/homeos-handicappinghttps://www.mlchild.com/blog/homeos-handicappingSun, 06 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMTMy predictions for Apple’s HomeOS at WWDC and beyond.https://www.mlchild.com/blog/the-spotify-disruptionhttps://www.mlchild.com/blog/the-spotify-disruptionTue, 02 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMTSpotify is in worse shape than they realize.https://www.mlchild.com/blog/in-defense-of-quibihttps://www.mlchild.com/blog/in-defense-of-quibiWed, 23 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMTWe’ve all seen the punditry, hot takes, and joyful schadenfreude in the media regarding Quibi, the short-form video content app created by consummate Hollywood insider Jeffrey Katzenberghttps://www.mlchild.com/blog/widgets-are-going-to-revolutionize-ioshttps://www.mlchild.com/blog/widgets-are-going-to-revolutionize-iosTue, 30 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMTHomescreens are about to change forever.https://www.mlchild.com/blog/testflight-is-the-new-product-hunthttps://www.mlchild.com/blog/testflight-is-the-new-product-huntTue, 23 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMTA million users isn’t cool anymore! You know what’s cool? A thousand users.https://www.mlchild.com/blog/joe-rogan-will-lose-half-his-audiencehttps://www.mlchild.com/blog/joe-rogan-will-lose-half-his-audienceTue, 16 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT*At leasthttps://www.mlchild.com/blog/consumer-software-is-deadhttps://www.mlchild.com/blog/consumer-software-is-deadFri, 17 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMTWhy are we in a dark, cold winter for consumer software investments?https://www.mlchild.com/blog/cool-cubicleshttps://www.mlchild.com/blog/cool-cubiclesFri, 10 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMTOpen offices are terrible.https://www.mlchild.com/blog/silicon-valley-from-belowhttps://www.mlchild.com/blog/silicon-valley-from-belowFri, 03 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMTOne of my favorite books is “Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman”.https://www.mlchild.com/blog/interface-disruptionhttps://www.mlchild.com/blog/interface-disruptionWed, 31 Aug 2016 00:00:00 GMTCan the Messaging User Interface eclipse the Graphical User Interface?https://www.mlchild.com/blog/for-complex-queries-chat-will-replace-search-engineshttps://www.mlchild.com/blog/for-complex-queries-chat-will-replace-search-enginesMon, 20 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMTChat interfaces have critical advantages over a traditional search box’s “fire and forget” interfacehttps://www.mlchild.com/blog/app-review-a-modest-proposalhttps://www.mlchild.com/blog/app-review-a-modest-proposalWed, 03 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTThere is one truly universal, nightmarish, intractable problem with App Review: review times.https://www.mlchild.com/blog/apple-watch-pricing-for-plebeshttps://www.mlchild.com/blog/apple-watch-pricing-for-plebesSun, 08 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMTThere’s little reason to speculate on Apple Watch at this point, but it’s fun.https://www.mlchild.com/blog/iwatch-for-runnershttps://www.mlchild.com/blog/iwatch-for-runnersTue, 09 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMTWhat might an Apple wearable hold for runners?https://www.mlchild.com/blog/making-money-on-appshttps://www.mlchild.com/blog/making-money-on-appsTue, 29 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMTTo preface this discussion: I haven’t been successful in making money on the App Store.https://www.mlchild.com/blog/watch-televisionhttps://www.mlchild.com/blog/watch-televisionWed, 05 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMTYou've heard the story. It’s January 2007, and Steve Jobs goes onstage to introduce not one, but three revolutionary products.https://www.mlchild.com/blog/north-starshttps://www.mlchild.com/blog/north-starsMon, 02 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMTMy co-founder, James, and I have an argument. It goes like this.