Industry on Osmond van Hemerthttps://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/categories/industry/Recent content in Industry on Osmond van HemertHugo -- gohugo.ioen© Osmond van Hemert. All rights reserved.Thu, 08 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000Google's Antitrust Reckoning — What the Monopoly Ruling Means for Developershttps://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240808-google-antitrust-ruling/Thu, 08 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240808-google-antitrust-ruling/A federal judge ruled Google maintains an illegal monopoly in search. Here’s what this means for the developer ecosystem.The 2023 Tech Layoff Wave — What It Means for the Industryhttps://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230112-tech-layoffs-wave-2023/Thu, 12 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230112-tech-layoffs-wave-2023/Amazon, Salesforce, and others announce massive layoffs to start 2023. Looking at what’s driving this wave and what it means for software engineers.NVIDIA-ARM Deal Collapses — What It Means for the Chip Industryhttps://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220210-nvidia-arm-deal-collapse/Thu, 10 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220210-nvidia-arm-deal-collapse/NVIDIA’s $40 billion bid for ARM has officially fallen apart under regulatory pressure, and the implications for the semiconductor landscape are enormous.Facebook Becomes Meta — What the Rebrand Means for Platform Engineeringhttps://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/211028-facebook-rebrands-to-meta/Thu, 28 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/211028-facebook-rebrands-to-meta/Facebook’s rebrand to Meta signals a massive infrastructure bet on the metaverse — here’s what it means for developers and platform engineers.GitLab Goes Public — What an IPO Means for Open Source Business Modelshttps://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/211014-gitlab-ipo-open-source-business/Thu, 14 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/211014-gitlab-ipo-open-source-business/GitLab’s successful IPO this week validates the open-core model and raises important questions about the future of open-source developer tooling.Apple vs. Epic Games Ruling — What It Actually Means for Developershttps://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/210909-apple-epic-ruling-developer-impact/Thu, 09 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/210909-apple-epic-ruling-developer-impact/The landmark Apple vs. Epic Games ruling is more nuanced than the headlines suggest — here’s what the injunction actually changes for app developers.The Global Chip Shortage — Why Semiconductors Are the New Bottleneckhttps://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/210128-global-chip-shortage-bottleneck/Thu, 28 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/210128-global-chip-shortage-bottleneck/The growing semiconductor shortage is disrupting everything from automotive to IoT devices, exposing fragile supply chains that the entire tech industry depends on.Salesforce Buys Slack — What It Means for Developer Toolinghttps://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/201203-salesforce-acquires-slack/Thu, 03 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/201203-salesforce-acquires-slack/Salesforce’s $27.7 billion acquisition of Slack signals a consolidation wave in enterprise software. Developers should pay attention.Epic vs. Apple — What the Fortnite Fight Means for Developershttps://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200813-epic-vs-apple-developer-impact/Thu, 13 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200813-epic-vs-apple-developer-impact/Epic Games just declared war on Apple’s App Store policies. The implications for the developer ecosystem extend far beyond gaming.GitHub Acquires npm — What This Means for the JavaScript Ecosystemhttps://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200319-github-acquires-npm/Thu, 19 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200319-github-acquires-npm/GitHub’s acquisition of npm consolidates the JavaScript ecosystem’s most critical infrastructure under one roof. Here’s why that matters — and what could go wrong.