Mac OS Ken: 02.17.2011

Mac OS Ken

Ken Ray

Technology

4.7 • 996 Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2011

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Google Announces Its Subscription Plans for Publishers / Yahoo Announces Its Own Interesting Publishing Plans / Apple Aims Parts of iOS App Store Guidelines at “Cheaters” / DisplaySearch Says Apple Tops in Mobile PCs (If We Count Tablets as Mobile PCs) / Motorola Confirms 600-Dollar Wifi-Only Xoom and 800-Dollar 3G Model / RBC Capital Analyst Sees Shakeout Coming for Android Tablets / Acer Chairman Says Netbooks and Notebooks to Rise Again Soon / AT&T CEO Calls for Cross-Platform Mobile Apps / iPhone 4 Wins “Best Mobile Device” at Mobile World Congress / Warner Bros Selling Movies as iOS Apps / Amazon Updates Kindle App for iOS with Actual Page Numbers (and Not In-App Purchases) / Microsoft Releases Windows Phone 7 Connector in Mac App Store / CEOs of Apple and Google and Facebook to Dine Tonight with President Obama / The National Enquirer to Publish Pics of Jobs Outside of Cancer Treatment Center

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0:00.0	This is MacO-S-Kend.
0:21.0	Suddenly everyone has a plan for publishers playing fast and loose in the tablet space and a tale of two CEOs.
0:28.4	It's Thursday, 17th, 2011. I'm Can Ray and this is news from Maco Ascan. Brought to you by yours truly and supported by listeners like you
0:34.0	subscribers to MacoS can Day 6
0:37.3	more information is available at MacoS can dot com
0:41.2	This show is also supported by the Maco-esquean Podcast app for the iPhone and iPod touch
0:46.4	available in the App Store now for $2.99.
0:51.3	Tuesday Apple set a bit of the world ablaze with its subscription rules for iOS.
0:56.7	Wednesday, Google fired back with plans for publishers of its own.
1:01.0	Ars Technica has the Search King laying out its offering
1:03.7	offering for letting publishers deliver recurring content via a user's
1:07.1	Google Loggin.
1:08.7	Ar says the service, called One Pass, will let content providers offer subscriptions, metered access,
1:15.3	freemium content and individual articles setting their own prices as they go.
1:20.8	Google Commerce Business Product Management Director Lee Sharani says Google's goal is to provide
1:26.2	an open and flexible platform that furthers our commitment to support publishers, journalism,
1:32.1	and access to quality content.
1:34.8	No word officially on what cut of the take will belong to Google, though Moko News has heard that
1:39.6	Google plans to hold on to 10% of subscription sales, which may be attractive to publishers, though the attractiveness
1:46.1	of eye things and Apple's dominance and applications, handhelds, and paid content will also
1:52.0	likely draw their eyes.
1:54.0	Not to be outdone by Apple and Google.
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