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    #121: All Talk and No Trousers

    December 26th, 2016 · 98 minutes

    This week it’s all about the Mac, as Jason and Myke discuss Tim Cook’s attempts to reassure the concerned Mac user base, Bloomberg’s report about Apple’s Mac product-release struggles, and if the Mac is really a truck at all.

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    Links and Show Notes

    Parrot BEBOP 2 | Parrot Store Official
    Myke's Drone Tweet
    AirPods Review: Hearing is believing - Six Colors
    Brydge 12.9 - iPad Pro Keyboard
    Relay FM app on the App Store
    Apple’s Tim Cook assures employees that it is committed to the Mac and that ‘great desktops’ are coming | TechCrunch
    Trucks and Cars and Mac SUVs - YouTube
    How Apple Alienated Mac Loyalists - Bloomberg