117: ‘I Touched Ron Johnson’ With Guest John Moltz
The Talk Show With John Gruber
04/30/15
•152m
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John Moltz returns to the show. Topics include Gruber’s retina, Apple Watch backorders and the watch itself, news from Microsoft’s Build conference, how to introduce yourself to people you’ve publicly branded a “jackass”, and more.
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- Sony makes $20 per iPhone 6 and Galaxy S6 from image sensors.
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- Ben Bajarin on Xiaomi slump in phone sales in China. (And Apple’s rise.)
- Microsoft’s impressive HoloLens demo at Build this week.
- Windows 10 to Run Recompiled Android and iOS Apps.
- VentureBeat and Recode both fall for iSuppli’s claim that Apple Watch Sport costs only $83 to manufacture.
- Tim Cook, earlier this week, on these speculative cost breakdowns: “I’ve never seen one that is anywhere close to being accurate.”
- Mike Rundle argues Apple Watch is too small.
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116: ‘Browser Pooped on the Wee-Wee Pad’ With Guest Joanna Stern
April 15, 2015
•154m
Special guest Joanna Stern of The Wall Street Journal joins the show to talk about Apple Watch and the new MacBook (and her reviews thereof).
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118: ‘Sloppy on the Side’ With Guest Adam Lisagor
May 7, 2015
•132m
Special guest and longtime friend Adam Lisagor returns to the show. I don’t know anyone who’s more excited about Apple Watch than Adam, except, maybe, my son. It’s easy to lose sight of the fact that Apple just released a brand-new thing, and they don’t do that very often. This episode, we just had fun. Some keen observations about the future of the platform, too.
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