Ming-Chi Kuo on iPhone Fold + Sony Buys Peanuts - MOSK: 12.19.2025

Mac OS Ken

Ken Ray

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4.7 • 997 Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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- Ming-Chi Kuo on Apple and A.I. and a Foldable iPhone - Apple Opens iOS to Alternative App Stores in Japan - AltStore PAL Launches in Japan - Epic to Keep Fortnite Off iOS in Japan Over Commission Fees - Sony Buys Controlling Interest in "Peanuts" - Apple TV Announces Dramedy Series "Beat the Reaper" - Apple TV Promotes Thriller Series "Imperfect Women" - Docuseries "Born to be Wild" Hits Apple TV - Apple TV Dropping "Pluribus" Season Finale Early Next Week - Sponsored by CleanMyMac: Use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

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0:00.0	This is MacOS Ken.
0:08.9	Ming Chi Kuo on Apple AI and foldables.
0:12.9	Japan gets a third-party app store and lots of Apple TV news.
0:18.9	It is Friday the 19th of December, 2025.
0:23.1	I'm Ken Ray, and this is news from MacOS Ken.
0:28.5	Brought to you by yours truly and sponsored by Clean My Mac.
0:33.7	Try seven days free and use my code MacOS Ken 20 for 20% off at CLNMY.com slash macOScan.
0:45.4	This show is also supported by people like you, patrons through Patreon.
0:52.8	Find out more and add your support at patreon.com slash macOScan.
1:01.7	TF International analyst Ming Chi Kuo has thoughts on Apple and AI and the company's
1:08.3	anticipated iPhone foldable.
1:11.1	I actually had these thoughts close to a month ago during an interview, though he just got around to writing those up this week over on Medium.
1:19.5	Starting with Apple and AI, the analyst says advances in cloud AI are raising user expectations for on-device implementation. Though consumers don't seem to
1:30.8	have missed on-device AI, witness the wild success of the iPhone 17 line, the analyst says Apple
1:38.5	will be under significant pressure to improve Siri and Apple Intelligence by WWDC 2026. This may push Apple to deepen its
1:48.5	collaboration with Google's Gemini. However, over the long run, AI will be core to product
1:55.3	design, so Apple is still expected to develop its own in-house AI model.
2:02.3	And that might be a good thing, especially considering a message I got on Mastodon on Thursday.
2:10.0	Remember yesterday when I told you that Chad GPT can now interact with Apple Music on your behalf?
2:16.8	Shepko on Mastodon heard me mention that, tried it, and found it severely underwhelming.
2:25.2	They say it's great in terms of privacy.
2:27.6	Can't see any of my playlist or history or friends.
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