81: Elvis Is in the Building

11/29/18 • 71 min

The App Store goes before the Supreme Court, Amazon embraces ARM servers, and we discuss the amazing life and business lessons of IDG founder Pat McGovern.

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Guest Starring:

Patrick McGovern and Glenn Rifkin

Links and Show Notes: What happens if Apple loses its Supreme Court App Store antitrust appeal? - The Verge Antitrust, the App Store, and Apple – Stratechery by Ben Thompson What happens if Apple loses its Supreme Court App Store antitrust appeal? - The Verge Amazon Web Services introduces its own custom-designed Arm server processor, promises 45 percent lower costs for some workloads – GeekWire Confirmed: Amazon agrees to buy Israeli chip maker Annapurna Labs for a reported $350M – GeekWire Project Fi is now Google Fi, and it will work with iPhones and most Android devices - The Verge Future Forward: Leadership Lessons from Patrick McGovern: Amazon.com Most British video ever shows policeman knocking on door of Number 10 for a cat | Metro News Larry (cat) - Wikipedia Ungeniused - Relay FM

The App Store goes before the Supreme Court, Amazon embraces ARM servers, and we discuss the amazing life and business lessons of IDG founder Pat McGovern.

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Guest Starring:

Patrick McGovern and Glenn Rifkin

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Amazon finishes its 'Bachelor'-style courting of US cities; Samsung makes us ponder whether foldable phones will ever be a thing; and YouTube decries the EU's new copyright declaration.

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82: No! This Is Terrible!

Qualcomm rolls out 5G cellular networking at a Hawaiian resort; Tumblr bans sexual imagery and nudity; Apple fails emoji biology; and streaming services consider inserting ads into paused video.

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