Wary Icecube
56% market share-haver needs protection from the 4th largest competitor
I doubt anybody have missed that EU today fined Apple 1.8 billion EUR after Spotify complained they have to pay money to Apple for being on the App Store. Yes, I find it ridiculous. Spotify is an enormous company, they have 56% of the streaming music market in the EU and Apple comes at forth place behind also Amazon Music and YouTube Music. But Apple is being anticompetitive? Not very successfully so in that case. I urge everybody to turn their cynicism level down and then read Apple’s stateme
Podcasts I listen to, 2024 edition
I spend a lot of time every day and week listening to podcasts while walking, working out, doing chores - basically anytime I have the chance. There’s way too many great podcasts out there and I wish I had even more time to listen, but I figured I would share which ones I do listen to and which are my favourites. Religiously Meaning, I don’t miss a single episode, ever. * Accidental Tech Podcast (ATP) * I doubt I even have to mention it! * “Three nerds discussing tech, Apple, program
Currently watching: Curb your Enthusiasm, Shōgun, Masters of the Air
As always, I can't find enough time to watch all the TV I want to see, but currently I am keeping up with Curb ( I will be very sad when it ends after this season) and Masters of the Air. I've watched only the first episode of Shōgun. Extremely strong start, it was very hard to not jump into the next episode but I had to go to sleep. I expect already that this will go on the Top 2024 list, but we shall see.
Mini-review: Fargo Year 5
I really loved this season. I unfortunately have to admit to never finishing Season 4, I just wasn’t able to connect with it. Season 5 was certainly the best since season 1.
The story of when I bought Apple Vision Pro and gifted Tim Cook a Tim Cook t-shirt
So, today I gave Tim Cook a Tim Cook t-shirt. And he hugged me. Here’s the story of how this went down.
WWDC Hype
Table of Contents * Looking back before looking ahead * What is WWDC? * Historical WWDC Announcements * With regards to “Firsts” * With regards to ”Flops” * Macintosh * iPod * iPhone * iPad * Apple Watch * Apple Silicon * Apple’s previous new product category introductions * April 1977 - Apple II * January 1984 - Macintosh computer * August 1998 - iMac * October 2001 - iPod * January 2007 - iPhone * April 2010 - iPad * September 2014 - Apple Watch *
I splurged (and why I love the Apple Watch Ultra)
I finally caved. Six months too late, in hindsight. The combination of recent episodes of Connected and AppStories and my recent trip to U.S. meant I could no longer hold back. What did I do?
Jon Stewart dismantles Oklahoma State Senator on guns (and drag show bans)
This video is going around the internet, but if you didn’t come across it yet or didn’t bother to watch it yet - just do it. If you have Apple TV+, you should just watch the whole episode as it’s great, but if you don’t - you can watch at least the ending interview in full for free. My favorite exchange: (N being Nathan Dahm, the state senator, and J being Jon Stewart) * N: “They can exercise their freedom of speech, but not in front of a child.” * J: “Why?” * N: “Because the government doe
Gasoline Car Review
“The next morning I tried to start the car but nothing happened. Troubleshooting took a while, but I eventually figured it out: A gasoline car needs gasoline and electricity to run! Apparently the headlights didn’t automatically turn off after I left the car. This meant that the car’s tiny battery lost its charge and couldn’t turn the gasoline engine on.” - Geoff Greer: Gasoline Care Review This was hilarious. And spot on. Read it: Gasoline Car ReviewI recently purchased a Mazda Miata. This ca
Apple first quarter result commentary
Apple yesterday released their first quarter results and a quarterly revenue of $117.2 billion, and while this was a 5% decrease from last year, it was also the second largest quarter in Apple’s history. Their installed base crossed 2 billion active devices and hit all-time high for all major product categories. Services set a new all-time revenue record. Highlights * $117.2 billion in revenue – the second largest quarter Apple has ever had * Total profit of $30 billion – also the second-m
An unexpected launch and my first Apple purchase in 2023!
Apple is killing it with surprises so far this week, and today dropped a new generation of the full-size HomePod! I wouldn’t have guessed this even after many attempts, and while I was well aware of the rumours flying around about a future HomePod/Apple TV/iPad combination and so on, I felt pretty sure they had given up on the regular HomePod. I couldn’t be happier to be wrong about this! I own two of the original HomePods (and three HomePod minis), one of them bought in 2017 and the other in 2
Quick comments on today’s Apple announcements
Apple today launched new version if it’s 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pro laptops as well as a new Mac mini, alongside introducing two new chips: the M2 Pro and the M2 Max. The machines are looking great, and I am in the market for a new Mac mini as I have a 2014 model right now (runs some always-on stuff I need like HomeBridge). I have been holding off upgrading because of the M2, and as a bonus they even lowered the starting price - and I don’t need anything besides the entry-level model (I may upg