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Published: April 29, 2024, 2:56 p.m.

MacVoices Live! takes a financial turn as\xa0Chuck Joiner,\xa0Dave Ginsburg,\xa0Brian Flanigan-Arthurs,\xa0Marty Jencius, Eric Bolden,\xa0Jeff Gamet, and\xa0Guy Serle\xa0look at the meaning of an adjustment to the Apple Savings Account interest rate, and how the DOJ\u2019s claim that Apple\u2019s share repurchases supports their antitrust allegations falls apart.\xa0

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Chapters:

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00:00 Introduction
04:56 Apple's New Parent Prospect
06:53 Special CD Offer
08:23 DOJ vs. Apple Buybacks
13:20 Concerns About Government Regulations
15:37 Supporting Backblaze
24:39 Google's Projects vs. Apple's Products
29:10 Connect with MacVoices

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Links:

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Apple Card Savings Account to Receive First-Ever Interest Rate Decrease
https://www.macrumors.com/2024/04/01/apple-card-savings-rate-to-decrease/

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DOJ compares AAPL share buybacks with R&D spend as \u2018evidence\u2019 of lack of competition\xa0
https://9to5mac.com/2024/03/27/aapl-share-buybacks-verses-rd-spend/

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GDP by Country\xa0
https://www.worldometers.info/gdp/gdp-by-country/

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Guests:

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Eric Bolden\xa0is into macOS, plants, sci-fi, food, and is a rural internet supporter. You can connect with him on Twitter,\xa0by email at embolden@mac.com, on Mastodon at @eabolden@techhub.social,\xa0and on his blog, Trending At Work.

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Brian Flanigan-Arthurs is an educator with a passion for providing results-driven, innovative learning strategies for all students, but particularly those who are at-risk. He is also a tech enthusiast who has a particular affinity for Apple since he first used the Apple IIGS as a student. You can contact Brian on twitter as @brian8944. He also recently opened a Mastodon account at @brian8944@mastodon.cloud.

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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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Dr. Marty Jencius has been an Associate Professor of Counseling at Kent State University since 2000. He has over 120 publications in books, chapters, journal articles, and others, along with 200 podcasts related to counseling, counselor education, and faculty life. His technology interest led him to develop the counseling profession \u2018firsts,\u2019 including listservs, a web-based peer-reviewed journal, The Journal of Technology in Counseling, teaching and conferencing in virtual worlds as the founder of Counselor Education in Second Life, and podcast founder/producer of CounselorAudioSource.net and ThePodTalk.net. Currently, he produces a podcast about counseling and life questions, the Circular Firing Squad, and digital video interviews with legacies capturing the history of the counseling field. Generally, Marty is chasing the newest tech trends, which explains his interest in A.I. for teaching, research, and productivity. Marty is an active presenter and past president of the NorthEast Ohio Apple Corp (NEOAC).

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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, at @Macparrot@mastodon.social, and find everything at\xa0VertShark.com.

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