Episode 117 : Hopefully the consumers win...

Follow Up

Official: EU users can swerve App Store and download iOS apps from the web

https://www.theregister.com/2024/04/17/apple_eu_ios_web_downloads/

Schiller doesn’t know whether the App Store is profitable; there are no minutes of meetings

https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/17/app-store-is-profitable-apple-notes/

A new NES emulator was briefly available on the Apple App Store

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/16/24132351/iphone-apple-app-store-nes-emulator-bimmy-removed

Third-party iPhone app store AltStore PAL is now live in Europe

https://www.theverge.com/24100464/altstore-pal-dma-eu-launch-delta-nintendo-emulator-clip-clipboard-manager

Does everything need to be an ad?

https://sixcolors.com/post/2024/04/does-everything-need-to-be-an-ad/

Japan turns up heat on Apple, Google with threat of hefty fines

https://www.theregister.com/2024/04/15/japan_app_store_monopolies/

Microsoft is confident Windows on Arm could finally beat Apple

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/8/24116587/microsoft-macbook-air-surface-arm-qualcomm-snapdragon-x-elite

Keeping Your Data From Apple Is Harder Than Expected

https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/04/15/keeping-your-data-from-apple-is-harder-than-expected/

Why the US government’s overreliance on Microsoft is a big problem

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/04/why-the-us-governments-overreliance-on-microsoft-is-a-big-problem/

News

Canada follows Europe with digital services tax likely to hit Apple

https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/17/canada-digital-services-tax/

EU tells Meta it can't paywall privacy

https://www.theregister.com/2024/04/18/eu_meta_subscription_privacy/

AirPlay streaming launches today on TVs at IHG hotels and resorts

https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/18/airplay-hotel-streaming-ihg-resorts/

LastPass users targeted in phishing attacks good enough to trick even the savvy

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/04/lastpass-users-targeted-in-phishing-attacks-good-enough-to-trick-even-the-savvy/

Google Maps will use AI to help you find out-of-the-way EV chargers

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/17/24132254/google-maps-ev-charging-directions-ai-summaries

So much for free speech on X; Musk confirms new users must soon pay to post

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/so-much-for-free-speech-on-x-musk-confirms-new-users-must-soon-pay-to-post/

Microsoft releases native OneNote app for Apple Vision Pro

https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/16/microsoft-onenote-apple-vision-pro/

Also: https://www.macrumors.com/2024/04/18/best-buy-vision-pro-app/

The Pixel 9 reportedly gears up for satellite SOS support

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/the-pixel-9-reportedly-gears-up-for-satellite-sos-support/

Media

‘For All Mankind’ season 5 and new spinoff series ‘Star City’ coming to Apple TV+

https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/17/for-all-mankind-season-5-and-new-spinoff-series-star-city-coming-to-apple-tv/

You can now watch Dune: Part Two at home

https://www.polygon.com/deals/24118235/dune-part-two-where-to-watch-stream-apple-amazon-google

Spotify planning to launch more expensive ‘Music Pro’ subscription with lossless songs

https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/15/spotify-music-pro-lossless/

Games

Playdate has sold 150,000 games in the last year

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/18/24133103/playdate-catalog-game-sales

The Rise And Fall Of The LAN Party

https://aftermath.site/lan-party-merritt-k-book-read-only-memory-rom

The Meta Quest 2 gets a permanent price cut to $199

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/18/24134379/meta-quest-2-199-dollars-permanent-price-cut

App of the Week

iTerm2

https://iterm2.com/

Thing of the Week

Race Across the World TV Series 4

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0002tvs

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