MacVoices #22156: MacVoices Live! - Apple Store Unionization, iPhone Customer Repairs (1)

Published: July 27, 2022, 9:13 p.m.

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The MacVoices Live! panel of\\xa0Chuck Joiner,\\xa0David Ginsburg,\\xa0Jay Miller,\\xa0Jim Rea, Jeff Gamet, and\\xa0Mark Fuccio start off discussing the recent vote by an Apple Store\\u2019s employees to unionize,\\xa0Apple\\u2019s response, and what it means for all parties. Then, an article in the New York Times about the do-it-yourself iPhone repair option offered by Apple raised some blood pressures. (Part 1)

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Apple ready to bargain with its first U.S. store to unionize: source\\xa0on Reuters

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I Tried Apple\\u2019s Self-Repair Program With My iPhone. Disaster Ensued\\xa0by Brian X. Chen on The New York Times

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Guests:

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Mark Fuccio\\xa0is actively involved in high tech startup companies, both as a principle at piqsure.com, or as a marketing advisor through his consulting practice Tactics Sells High Tech, Inc. Mark was a proud investor in Microsoft from the mid-1990\'s selling in mid 2000, and hopes one day that MSFT will be again an attractive investment. You can contact Mark through\\xa0Twitter\\xa0on\\xa0LinkedIn.

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Jeff Gamet is a technology blogger, podcaster, author, and public speaker. Previously, he was The Mac Observer\\u2019s Managing Editor, and the TextExpander Evangelist for Smile. He has presented at Macworld Expo, RSA Conference, several WordCamp events, along with many other conferences. You can find him on several podcasts such as The Mac Show, The Big Show, MacVoices, Mac OS Ken, This Week in iOS, and more. Jeff is easy to find on social media as @jgamet on Twitter and Instagram, and jeffgamet on LinkedIn., and on his YouTube Channel at YouTube.com/jgamet.

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David Ginsburg\\xa0is the host of the weekly podcast In Touch With iOS where he discusses all things iOS, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, and related technologies. He is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users. Visit his YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/daveg65 and find and follow him on Twitter @daveg65.

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Jay Miller\\xa0is a Developer Advocate and Podcaster based in San Diego, Ca. A multipotentialite,\\xa0Jay\\xa0enjoys finding unique ways to merge his fascination with productivity, automation, and development to create tools and content to serve the tech community.Hear him on his podcast,\\xa0Conduit\\xa0and\\xa0Youtube.com/kjaymiller\\xa0or checkout his web site at\\xa0kjaymiller.com.

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Jim Rea has been an independent Mac developer continuously since 1984. He is the founder of ProVUE Development, and the author of Panorama X, ProVUE\'s ultra fast RAM based database software for the macOS platform. Follow Jim at\\xa0provue.com\\xa0and via @provuejim on Twitter.

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