Episode 478: Beware of the Llama
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The Transition of Southwest Airlines: From Low-Cost to Legacy Carrier
This chapter explores Southwest Airlines' transition toward becoming a legacy carrier, examining its implications for pricing models and brand identity. The discussion highlights concerns about potential increased fees and reduced service quality, while reflecting on the impact of private equity and activist investors on the airline's unique appeal.
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This week, we discuss Meta making Llama "open source," Microsoft (over)investing in AI, and AWS doing some spring cleaning. Plus, a lightning round and lamenting the end of Southwest Airlines' open seating.
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Runner-up Titles
- Meat in pastry
- Llama in sheep’s clothing
- Cookies again
- Joining the ranks of the rank
- I don’t like it, but I like the things he said
- Rug pull source
- Where is the source for legless VR?
- Be quiet and do your job
- They’re all ruthless
Rundown
- Southwest Airlines is getting rid of open seating
- Meta
- MSFT
- AWS Spring Cleaning
- CrowdStrike Follow Up
- Microsoft calls for Windows changes and resilience after CrowdStrike outage
- Delta hires David Boies to seek damages from CrowdStrike, Microsoft after outage
- 4,000 flights canceled. Had to manually reset 40,000 servers
- How a North Korean Fake IT Worker Tried to Infiltrate Us
- Why the CrowdStrike bug hit banks hard
- Lighting Round
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