Episode 172: Stop chasing the money

Follow Up 

Apple appeals

https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/zgvojeggwpd/Apple%20motion%20Epic%20Games%20-%2020250507.pdf 

9to5 mac commentary

https://9to5mac.com/2025/05/07/apple-pushes-to-halt-app-store-overhaul-as-epic-games-appeal-moves-forward/ 

Developer sues Apple to claw back commission payments

https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/06/developer_sues_apple_commission_payment/ 

Amazon now has a ‘Get book’ button in its iOS Kindle app

https://www.theverge.com/news/661719/amazon-app-ios-apple-iphone-ipad-kindle-buy-books 

Apple Turnover

https://hypercritical.co/2025/05/09/apple-turnover 

Brazilian court reverses course and now demands iPhone sideloading within 90 days

https://9to5mac.com/2025/05/09/apple-must-implement-sideloading-brazil/ 

Epic Games Submits Fortnite to U.S. App Store

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/05/09/fortnite-submitted-to-us-app-store/ 

News 

Apple Pay support now available on PlayStation 5

https://9to5mac.com/2025/05/09/ps5-apple-pay/ 

37signals is completing its on-prem move, deleting its AWS account to save millions

https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/09/37signals_cloud_repatriation_storage_savings/ 

Samsung adds Bowers & Wilkins, Denon, Marantz, and Polk to its audio empire

https://www.theverge.com/news/662437/samsung-harman-masimo-aquisition-audio-empire 

Linux kernel to drop 486 and early 586 support

https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/07/linux_kernel_drops_486/ 

Apple Watch in significant global decline for two years now; new features needed

https://9to5mac.com/2025/05/07/apple-watch-in-significant-global-decline-for-two-years-now-new-features-needed/ 

Lightphone 3

https://www.thelightphone.com/lightiii 

Minimal Phone

https://minimalcompany.com/ 

Lighter, cheaper Surface Laptop saves a little money but gives up a lot

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/05/lighter-cheaper-surface-laptop-saves-a-little-money-but-gives-up-a-lot/ 

Media 

Long Way Home

https://tv.apple.com/show/long-way-home/umc.cmc.26p8x4co2wl0ztetek4gmkf6r?mttnsubad=umc.cmc.26p8x4co2wl0ztetek4gmkf6r 

Foundation Season 3

https://tv.apple.com/show/foundation/umc.cmc.5983fipzqbicvrve6jdfep4x3?mttnsubad=umc.cmc.5983fipzqbicvrve6jdfep4x3 

Your Friends & Neighbours

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/your_friends_and_neighbors

Dope Thief

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/dope_thief

Final F1 Movie Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8skLAmcQEX4

Javier Bardem is in it!

MotoGP Race

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW1LuToz6Wo 

Murderbot

https://tv.apple.com/us/show/murderbot/umc.cmc.5owrzntj9v1gpg31wshflud03 

Games

Balatro on PS5

https://www.playstation.com/en-gb/games/balatro/ 

Warhammer 40K Boltgun

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2005010/Warhammer_40000_Boltgun/ 

Switch 2 Pre-Order

https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/

Main Show

Laptops

MacBook Air https://www.apple.com/uk/macbook-air/

Rod 

https://frame.work/gb/en/laptop13 

App of the Week 

Linkwarden

https://linkwarden.app/ 

https://github.com/linkwarden/linkwarden 

Thing of the Week 

Tomtoc Sleeve

https://www.tomtoc.com/products/tomtoc-versatile-a13-360-protective-laptop-sleeve-for-14-new-macbook-pro-black

Contact

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