Insights

Short, plain essays on where AI should run and what it costs. Each one ends in the model, so you can change the numbers and check our work.

Essay · July 2026 AI doesn't kill software. It kills the seat. Why AI moves software spend from seats to work, why the meter carries your IP as well as your dollars, and how to decide what to own and what to rent. Own the volume. Rent the exceptions. Keep the learning.

What is real, and what is not yet

An honest, dated list of what today's hardware can and cannot do. We add to it as independent reviews land, and cross items off once they are settled. Vendors round up; this is where we keep ourselves honest.

2026-06 Only one model in the new device family has an announced price. Every other price is a guess for now.
2026-06 No independent reviewer has measured the new chips' everyday speed on shipping machines yet. The quiet on the details is itself a signal.
2026-06 Battery life under real AI work is a leaked estimate, not a tested result. Treat laptop claims as unconfirmed until real machines are reviewed.