MacVoices #23172: MacVoices Live! - Apple's App Store Purge, Apple Pay Resistance (2)

Published: June 15, 2023, 8:32 p.m.

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The MacVoices Live! discussion turns to Apple\\u2019s recent App Store purge of outdated files.\\xa0Chuck Joiner,\\xa0David Ginsburg,\\xa0Jim Rea,\\xa0Ben Roethig,\\xa0Jeff Gamet, and\\xa0Guy Serle\\xa0discuss the logic behind it, and why more than just old files are no more. Resistance to Apple Pay has some panel members fired up, and Warren Buffet\\u2019s divestiture of TSMC stock concerned. (Part 2)\\xa0

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Apple rejected 1,679,694 App Store submissions in 2022
https://www.engadget.com/apple-rejected-1679694-app-store-submissions-in-2022-174946080.html

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App Store revenue of small devs grew by 71% in two years
https://www.applemust.com/app-store-revenue-of-small-devs-grew-by-71-in-two-years/

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Walmart shows no signs of accepting Apple Pay despite Kroger\\u2019s change of heart
https://9to5mac.com/2023/05/21/walmart-apple-pay/

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Warren Buffett sold all TSMC shares over concerns about Taiwan\\u2019s stability
https://9to5mac.com/2023/05/16/buffett-sold-all-tsmc-shares/

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Buffett Exits TSMC While Hedge Funds Coatue, Tiger Global Buy
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-15/buffett-s-berkshire-offloads-last-of-tsmc-stake-in-abrupt-exit

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Chip War: The Quest to Dominate the World\'s Most Critical Technology by Chip Miller
https://amzn.to/3p50af4

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Guests:

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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\\xa0and Instagram, jeffgamet on LinkedIn.,\\xa0@jgamet@mastodon.social on Mastodon, 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 and on Mastodon at\\xa0@daveg65@mastodon.cloud

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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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Ben Roethig has been in the Apple Ecosystem since the System 7 Days. He is the a former Associate Editor with Geek Beat, Co-Founder of The Tech Hangout and Deconstruct and currently shares his thoughts on RoethigTech. Contact him on \\xa0Twitter and Mastodon.

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Guy Serle,\\xa0best known for being one of the co-hosts of the\\xa0MyMac Podcast, sincerely apologizes for anything he has done or caused to have happened while in possession of dangerous podcasting equipment. He should know better but being a blonde from Florida means he\'s probably incapable of understanding the damage he has wrought. Guy is also the author of the novel,\\xa0The Maltese Cube. You can follow his exploits on\\xa0Twitter, catch him on\\xa0Mac to the Future\\xa0on Facebook, and find everything at\\xa0VertShark.com.

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