Mac Os Ken: Live

Addressing a couple of financial notes today, and taking a couple of questions (and throwing one back).

Apple invites folks to "One More" event. Apple Silicon seems a certainty, but will there be other stuff? Also - as Apple Services hit other hardware, and as other services hit Apple hardware, are we still seeing a halo effect, or are those days behind?

I find myself irked by some of the reaction to Apple's fourth-quarter earnings. Can Apple One and my return to Apple Arcade help me relax? There may be venting in today's Mac OS Ken: Live.

A surprise beat from Apple, with records records everywhere (iPhone not included). Today, we hit some of the comments from Apple CEO Tim Cook, Apple CFO Luca Maestri, and questions for each from analysts on the Q4FY2020 call.

The Financial Times says Apple is working on an in-house Google alternative. But what about all that money?!? Is there any reason Apple can't have its own search solution AND Google's placement dollars? Plus - moves on ad tracking from France. The moves - not the ad-tracking.

Signs keep pointing to new Macs coming soon. We'll look at a few of those, and consider what we might get when we get it. Plus, corrections! Because who doesn't like to say when they're wrong?

With Apple's fourth-quarter earnings coming this week, we'll take a quick look at what we might hear. Plus - Ken gets called out for something he said last Friday, which was about nine-weeks ago.

No more "free" headphones! No more "free" chargers! We got "free" LiDAR, though. Considering the freebies. Plus, we'll try to track down my lost watch band and hit some feedback from you!

Stores close for COVID, one closes for good, another catches fire, and several shrink. Lots to hit in Apple retail. Plus, a HomePod mini headline that won't leave my head, and a little bit of Feedback.

When the next iPhone says "5G," what does it mean exactly? Considering 5G messaging, today. Plus - Charlie Brown and Ted Lasso rope in The Motley Fool. What winning looks like for Apple TV+.

Signs that iPhone 12 will be the SuperCycle™ many have expected. Plus, the Peanuts gang is moving to Apple TV+. All of that, plus Apple Music TV feedback on Mac OS Ken: Live for 10.20.2020

Maybe we should be talking about iPhone 12 pre-orders and 5G disappointments, but Apple has launched a 24/7 music video channel and THAT'S ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT! So, we'll talk about that. And what we're doing here.

A look at first-day orders for iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPad Air 4. Plus, Bill Gates says Congress should look at big tech companies individually, not as a lump. And he's right.

As the carrier wars reignite, ad groups are already crying foul on some messaging from Verizon. Also - is it 5G that has consumers excited? Or is it just the next iPhone? Speaking of which, are you getting an iPhone 12? (Get the Blue one).

Folks in the Apple watching, Mac OS Ken community sent in their feedback to "Hi, Speed" happenings and points raised here. Comments on 5G, spatial audio, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, HomePod mini, LiDAR, negative Apple sentiment, and more!

5G hits iPhone 12! Four iPhone 12s hit the line-up! There's a HomePod mini on the way! We'll talk it over this afternoon.

It's back now, but the Beats page on Apple's site was gone for a bit. Does that mean anything? Plus - T-Mobile has done a strange promotion to explain/promote 5G. With Betty Crocker. Yes, that Betty Crocker.

According to a study from Global Wireless Solutions, roughly half of US residents with iPhones think their iPhones already have 5G. They don't. Taking a look at those numbers, plus the possibility of a November Apple event.

Apple extends the free trial fro Apple TV+ through the end of January and still sussing this week's biggest story. Was it the antitrust report from Congress? Is it next week's anticipated iPhone 5G announcement? Come along and sound it out.

Hitting a few points from Tuesday's House subcommittee antitrust report on Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google - with most of the emphasis on Apple. Plus, how could the House report NOT be the biggest story of the week? With another virtual Apple event announced Tuesday, Ken makes the argument that it could be years before we know what this week's biggest story was.