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297: Factual Controller
Episode 297

297: Factual Controller

This week Jason and Myke ponder the mysteries of the 13-inch MacBook Pro(s), an online-only WWDC, BBC job titles, IKEA orders, and their least-favorite Apple products ever.

Upgrade · Jason Snell and Myke Hurley

May 11, 20201h 29m

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Show Notes

This week Jason and Myke ponder the mysteries of the 13-inch MacBook Pro(s), including why the Touch Bar is frozen in time and whether there's a bigger change coming to Apple's laptop line. Also Jason makes another IKEA order, Myke shares some knowledge about unusual BBC job titles, Jason's iPhone X battery fails at an inopportune time, and WWDC gets a new date and format.

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