295: ‘Signing Up to Take Some Vitamins’, With Peter Kafka
The Talk Show With John Gruber · Daring Fireball / John Gruber
September 17, 20201h 19m
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Show Notes
Peter Kafka returns to the show to discuss the news from Apple's "Time Flies" event -- new Apple Watches, new non-Pro iPads, and particularly the Apple One services bundle.
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Links:
- “Ricky Jay’s Magical Secrets” — Mark Singer’s wondrous profile for The New Yorker in 1993. I just burst out laughing when I re-read this snippet I quoted from that piece for DF.
- The complete Ricky Jay archives at DF.
- Spotify’s statement griping that Apple One constitutes anticompetive behavior.
- The latest episode of Peter’s own podcast, Recode Media, with special guest Ben Thompson.
- Apple’s “Time Flies” event video.
- My thoughts and observations on the event and announcements.
- “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” — Apple’s new retro style commercial for Apple Watch Family Setup.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.