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#390: 🦓🦅🦜🐧

January 17th, 2022 · 91 minutes

Apple seems to have a settled on a strategy for handling demands to open up payment processing and external web links, and we're frustrated by the decision. Following a silly Wall Street Journal article, Android's SVP got a little too angry about iMessage

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Links and Show Notes

The Rickies
Keychron Q1 Mods with Jason Snell -- Friday Keyboard Club - YouTube
Podcast Note workflow, now with Shortcuts – Six Colors
That question again: iMac or external display? – Six Colors
'The Morning Show' Renewed for Season 3 at Apple With New Showrunner - Variety
Apple Requiring Employees to Submit Proof of COVID-19 Booster Shot or Face Frequent Testing - MacRumors
Supply Chain Woes Could Worsen as China Imposes Covid Lockdowns - The New York Times
Apple in serious talks with MLB to broadcast games – New York Post
Report: Apple in 'serious talks' to broadcast Major League Baseball games starting next season - 9to5Mac
Apple 'Ready to Spend Billions' on Live Sports Content Over Next Four Years - MacRumors
New iPad Air Rumored to Launch This Spring With A15 Chip, 5G, Center Stage Camera, and More - MacRumors
Apple AV/VR Headset Risks Being Delayed Until 2023 - Bloomberg
Apple's AR/VR headset could be priced above $2,000, feature M1 Pro-like performance - 9to5Mac
PlayStation VR2 and PlayStation VR2 Sense controller: the next generation of VR gaming on PS5 – PlayStation.Blog
Apple to allow alternative App Store payments in South Korea – Six Colors
Why Apple’s iMessage Is Winning: Teens Dread the Green Text Bubble - WSJ
Daring Fireball: Seeing Green
Google Messages will display iMessage reactions as emoji | Engadget
Google says Apple ‘should not benefit from bullying’ created by iMessage lock-in - The Verge
Google exec says Apple is ‘holding back’ customers who text - The Verge
After ruining Android messaging, Google says iMessage is too powerful | Ars Technica
Lessons from Developing an App on the iPad in Swift Playgrounds from Start to Finish (Including Publishing on the App Store) — 🐙 Cephalopod Studio
ToDon’t on the App Store
U.S. Senate Panel Approves Antitrust Bill That Would Allow Sideloading - MacRumors