Horace H. Dediu (born February 25, 1968) is a

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with a focus on

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s and especially Apple Inc., as well as

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. He is known for his analysis of Apple's business strategy and predictions of their financials. He hosts the

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s ''The Critical Path'' and ''Asymcar'' on 5by5 Studios, the podcast ''Significant Digits'' with Ben Bajarin, podcast ''Micromobility'' with

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and

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s at Asymco.

Early life and education

Dediu was born in

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, then went to high school in Medford,

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, after his parents emigrated to the

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. After receiving a

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degree in

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from

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, located in Medford, he received a

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degree from

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, located in

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, Massachusetts. He was a student of

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, and frequently cites Christensen in his podcasts and on his website.

Career

Dediu was an analyst for

Nokia Nokia Corporation (natively Nokia Oyj, referred to as Nokia) is a Finnish multinational telecommunications, information technology, and consumer electronics corporation, established in 1865. Nokia's main headquarters are in Espoo, Finlan ...

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, from February 2001 to April 2009, (with responsibility for

Research in Motion BlackBerry Limited is a Canadian software company specializing in cybersecurity. Founded in 1984, it was originally known as Research In Motion (RIM). As RIM, it developed the BlackBerry brand of interactive pagers, smartphones, and tablets ...

and

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). He founded Asymco in April 2010. Dediu also writes for the '' Harvard Business Review Blog'', and is often interviewed by other news sources as an Apple expert.

References

External links

AsymcoAsymcarThe Critical Path
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Early life and education

Career

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