Mac OS Ken: 02.17.2021

Mac OS Ken

Ken Ray

Technology

4.7 • 996 Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2021

⏱️ 15 minutes

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- Epic Driven Anti-App Store Legislation Dies in North Dakota - Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Sold Some Apple Last Quarter - Apple Releases Round-Two Betas of iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and tvOS Updates to Developers - CNET: New Emoji Spotted in iOS 14.5 Beta - Apple Says COVID-19 "Health Pass" Apps Have to Come from Health Authorities - Microsoft Offers Unified Office App for iPad - Apple Faces Class Action Suit Over "Gambling" Apps in the App Store - Vivid Money Neobank in France Adds Apple Pay Support - India Gets a Month-Long Apple Watch Activity Challenge - Apple TV+ Releases Another Sneak Peek of Billie Eilish Documentary - Mint Mobile - Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at MintMobile.com/MacOSKen - Ken's going live on YouTube! Subscribe to his channel: YouTube.com/kenray - Power what we do next for as little as $1 a month. Join the Mac OS Ken Test Kitchen at Patreon 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 Mac OSKIN.
0:09.0	An epic fail in North Dakota, news of new betas for developers, and India gets an activity challenge
0:16.2	with a twist.
0:17.9	It's Wednesday, the 17th of February 2021.
0:21.9	I'm Ken Ray and this is news from Macawes Ken brought to you by yours truly and
0:29.7	sponsored by Mint Mobile. Cut your wireless build at 15 bucks a month
0:35.0	at mint mobile.com slash MacoWest Can.
0:40.0	This show is also supported by people like you, patrons through Patreon.
0:47.0	Find out more and that your support
0:50.0	at patreon.com slash Maco West Cam.
0:57.0	The epic fortnight fight in North Dakota against Apple and Google
1:01.0	has failed.
1:02.0	I told you yesterday of legislation up for a vote in the Peace Garden
1:06.4	State submitted by a lobbyist who works for Epic Games and the Coalition for App Fairness. Whatever they said didn't work this time. The
1:16.3	legislation was rejected 11 to 36 according to a piece from Apple Insider. Had it succeeded, it would have basically broken the
1:25.3	iOS App Store and put a hurt on the Google Play Store, allowing in-app purchase
1:30.8	schemes besides those run by Google and Apple and in Apple's case
1:35.6	forcing iPhone opened the app stores besides Apple's own. Why dwell on what might
1:42.4	have been?
1:44.0	Because it may come back around.
1:46.6	According to the piece, the New York Times reports that lawmakers in Georgia and Arizona are
1:51.2	considering nearly identical legislation.
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