The Infinite Loop Show Episode 46: "Steve Jobs Cold War"
NEWS:
iTunes turned 12 on Wednesday, and Safari turned 10 on Monday!
Apple acknowledges Do-Not-Disturb bug, says it will fix itself Jan. 8th
Well-known programming bug not programmed around
Jobs/iPhone shrine in St. Petersburg
$150 Pebble smartwatch to begin shipping Jan. 23
Apple CEO Tim Cook visits China for second time in less than a year
More counterfeit Apple products seized, this time $635K worth of fake Lightning cables in Alaska
Open Road Films and Five Star Feature films announce 'jOBS' will release in April 2013
Phil Schiller says Apple would never make a 'cheap' iPhone
iPhone 5 coming to Walmart's Smart Talk service January 11th, and possibly T-Mobile in 3 months from now
RAPID FIRE:
Apple releases new MacBook Air EFI update
Apple slashes price on Thunderbolt cable, releases additional shorter model
Asymco Breaks Down Th App Store Numbers, Finds iTunes Economy is $12 Billion Annual Business. Last five years content makers received $24 billion, Apple only spent $10 billion to create those sales. iTunes costs about $3.5 billion/yr to operate. Non-app media still make up two-thirds of iTunes in terms of sales value but their growth is now 28 percent vs. about 50 percent for apps.
Steve Jobs tried to save HP in 2010, when then CEO Mark Hurd was stepping down because of sexual harassment scandal. Steve offered to call each board member personally and convince them to let Hurd stay. HP has taken a sharp turn downward ever since.
APPS:
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Kacey: Book of Heroes