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    #351: Long Hair Is In, Disco Is Back

    May 3rd, 2021 · 100 minutes

    This week we cover Apple's record-breaking product sales, as well as the clouds on the horizon--a global semiconductor shortage, the EU's ruling against it, and the arrival of the Epic Games court case.

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    Links and Show Notes

    Set up and use Magic Keyboard for iPad - Apple Support
    Apple Outlines iMac Retail Availability – 512 Pixels
    Apple’s record second quarter in charts – Six Colors
    How the heck did Apple make so much money last quarter? – Macworld
    ‘Not cast in concrete’: Apple moving with the (regulatory) times – Six Colors
    EU accuses Apple of App Store antitrust violations after Spotify complaint - The Verge
    Epic Games v. Apple Lawsuit: Fortnite removed from App Store - Protocol — The people, power and politics of tech
    The good and bad of Apple Podcasts Subscriptions – Six Colors
    Spotify launches podcast subscriptions, but you can’t subscribe in-app - The Verge