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China's Possible iPhone Ban Possibly Back - MOSK: 12.18.2023

Mac OS Ken

Ken Ray

Technology

4.7996 Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2023

⏱️ 15 minutes

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- Bloomberg: Chatter Around Accelerating iPhone Ban in Chinese Government - Bipartisan Lawmakers Refer Apple Blocking Beeper Mini to DoJ Antitrust Division - Apple Agrees to Settle Family Sharing App Store Suit - Apple Piloting "Contingent Pricing for Subscriptions" in App Store - Delta's Latest Planes Add Bluetooth to First Class Infotainment - Apple Killed iTunes Video Wishlists Without Warning - Apple TV+ Announces New Drama for Jon Hamm - Sponsored by Green Chef: Go to greenchef dot com slash 60mok and use code 60mok to get 60% off, plus 20% off your next two months - Check Out the Latest Checklists by SecureMac - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us in Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

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0:00.0

This is up in Mac OS Ken.

0:07.0

More talk of an iPhone ban in China.

0:12.0

Lawmakers want to know what the bleep is up with Beeper,

0:15.0

and Apple erases video wish lists.

0:18.0

It is Monday, the 18th of December,

0:21.0

2023.

0:22.0

I'm Ken Ray, and this of December 20th, 2023.

0:22.8

I'm Ken Ray and this is news from Maco-S Ken.

0:28.6

Brought to you by yours truly and sponsored by Green Chef, the number one meal kit for eating well.

0:35.7

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0:50.8

This show is also supported by people like you, patrons through Patreon.

0:57.0

Find out more and at your support at patreon.com slash Maco-Westcat.

1:07.0

Hey, remember that iPhone ban in China that may or may not have happened?

1:11.8

A report from Bloomberg is going with the totally

1:14.1

happened side and arguing that it is in fact accelerating. Nine to five Mac

1:20.3

highlights the Bloomberg piece. On one hand it says China

1:23.8

started banning officials from using iPhones and other foreign

1:27.1

technology within government agencies back in September. On the other it says China officials denied reports that it had banned iPhones

1:36.2

from being inside any government agency back in September. Now 9 to 5, Mac quotes Bloomberg saying multiple state firms and government departments

1:46.9

across at least 8 provinces, including the prosperous coast, instructed employees in the past month or two to start carrying local brands

1:56.5

according to people familiar with the matter.

1:59.2

That's a major step up from around September.

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