198: The Mac Is Dead, Long Live the Mac
Apple has said that it’s not merging iOS and macOS, but that sneak peek of iOS apps coming to macOS opens up a lot of questions about just what the Mac might look like in five years. Jason’s optimistic, but Mac users may be in for the biggest changes to the platform since the introduction of Mac OS X nearly two decades ago. Also, what’s up with no new Mac hardware announcements? And just when you thought you had a handle on Apple’s unannounced video service, here comes Oprah!
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PCalc Merch | Cotton Bureau
The Incomparable shirts!
YouTube Music and YouTube Premium now available in the UK | TechRadar
Apple has hired Oprah Winfrey to create original content for Apple TV - Recode
Apple Is Close to a Deal for an Animated Movie - Bloomberg
Apple Orders Hilde Lysiak Mystery Series | Hollywood Reporter
Comcast Hoping to Outmaneuver Disney With $65B All-Cash Bid for Fox – Variety
Amazon Scores U.K. Premier League Soccer Rights – Variety
You can now watch the World Cup in 4K HDR and it’s gorgeous - The Verge
What will the Mac be like in 2020? | Macworld
Apple, Marzipan, Delight | Becky Hansmeyer
Steve Troughton-Smith Marzipanifying
Steve Troughton-Smith's UIKit Pronouncement
On The Sad State of Macintosh Hardware - Quentin Carnicelli, Rogue Amoeba
Apple’s new Mac ads show that even Grimes uses dongles | TechCrunch
Truecaller
Nomorobo Robocall Blocking on the App Store
Electron
New life for an old MacBook Pro - Six Colors
