Aug 18th 2020
MacBreak Weekly 727
Most of a Burrito
Epic vs. Apple, Trump vs. WeChat, Apple One
Records live every Tuesday at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 19:00 UTC.
Epic vs. Apple, Trump vs. WeChat, Apple One
- Epic vs. Apple: our thoughts
- Epic is trying to build a coalition of complainants against Apple
- Apple might lose its iPhone business in China thanks to Trump's fight with WeChat
- Apple One subscription package will bundle Apple services, but is it a good deal?
- Apple Music adds country and 80s hits
- Apple extends warrantees to one year
- Apple opens third-party repairs to Mac computers
- Apple releases all the beta updates
- Don't touch the nano coating!
- Apple Watch sending COVID warnings to Canadians
- Apple TV+ bundles with CBS All Access
- AppleTV+ gets Reese Witherspoon's My Kind of Country
- Apple made a secret Geiger counter iPod for the US government
- Untitled Goose Game gets co-op two-player mode
Picks of the Week:
- Andy's Pick: Star Wars (and other fandom) Jackets
- Rene's Pick: AppleCare
- Lory's Pick: Pad & Quill Copertina
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Links
- Apple's Epic retaliation: Unreal Engine on iOS and Mac in jeopardy | VentureBeat
- Epic Games is suing Apple - The Verge
- Epic’s battle for “open platforms” ignores consoles’ massive closed market | Ars Technica
- Epic Games Seeks to Form Coalition of Apple Critics
- The Full Epic Games Lawsuit Argument Outline states that Apple’s Conduct is causing them Financial Harm
- This app could end Apple's monopoly — and Steve Jobs would love it
- https://www.inputmag.com/culture/this-app-could-end-apples-monopoly-and-steve-jobs-would-love-it
- A Weibo survey asking users to choose between WeChat and iPhones drew 1.2M responses, with ~95% saying they would rather give up
- Sources: Apple, Disney, and others participated in a White House call over the potential WeChat ban, arguing it could undermine
- Apple’s $44 Billion China Market Threatened by Trump WeChat Ban - Bloomberg
- Apple (AAPL) Readies ‘Apple One’ Subscription Bundles to Boost Services - Bloomberg
- Apple expands its independent repair shop program to Macs, after it debuted last year for iPhones only (Stephen Nellis/Reuters)
- Rossman Repair Group
- Apple releases fifth developer betas of iOS 14, iPadOS 14, tvOS 14, watchOS 7, macOS Big Sur
- Hey, Apple Watch, Please Don't Send Me Heart-Stopping Notifications That I Wasn't Exposed to Covid-19
- Save 50%: CBS and Showtime bundle offer now available for Apple TV+ subscribers - 9to5Mac
- Apple TV+ debuting first music competition series with Reese Witherspoon’s ‘My Kind of Country’
- Apple reportedly made a secret iPod with a Geiger counter for the U.S. government
- Untitled Goose Game Co-Op Multiplayer Update Coming Next Month
- Andy's Pick: LUCAJACKETSDESIGNS
- Andy's Pick: https://www.fjackets.com/
- Rene's Pick: AppleCare
- Lory's Pick: Pad & Quill Copertina