97: ‘Copious Software Projects’ With Guy English
The Talk Show With John Gruber
10/10/14
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Special guest Guy English returns to the show to talk about iOS 8 quality concerns, and whether Apple’s annual software cycle is stretching the company too thin. Then things devolve into a bitter argument over the merits of file name extensions.
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96: ‘The Edition Edition’ With Ben ‘Bengate’ Thompson
September 28, 2014
•170m
Special guest Ben Thompson joins the show for an Apple Watch discussion: what it’ll cost, what it’ll do, how it will be sold, and more. Other topics include “Bend-gate”, Apple’s growing prowess in mobile chip design, and Derek Jeter.
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98: ‘Far Less Eloquent as You’ With John Siracusa
October 25, 2014
•184m
Special guest John Siracusa returns to the show to discuss last week’s Apple event (introducing the iPad Air 2), and OS X Yosemite (and his review thereof).
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