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Technology, News, Tech News

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🗓️ 20 February 2020

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Apple might let users choose third-party default apps, Twitter further embraces tweet storms, Morgan Stanley buys E*Trade, a rundown of all the stuff in the new Android developer preview, and if anything, it looks like cord cutting is just accelerating. Sponsors: Metalab.co Netgear.com/bestwifi Links: Apple Weighs Letting Users Switch Default iPhone Apps to Rivals (Bloomberg) Microsoft plans antivirus software for Android and iOS devices (CNBC) Twitter rolling out new ‘Continue thread’ option for connecting multiple tweets together (9to5Mac) Blue Chip Morgan Stanley to Buy Discount Broker E-Trade (NYTimes) Google launches Android 11 Developer Preview ahead of schedule for Pixel phones (9to5Google) Cord-Cutting Accelerated in 2019, Raising Pressure on Cable Providers (WSJ) Classified Ad info: Email: cofounders@icloud.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Tech Mem Right Home for Thursday, February 20th, 2020.

0:07.7

I'm Brian McCullough today.

0:09.7

Apple might let users choose third-party default apps.

0:14.0

Twitter further embraces tweet storms.

0:16.0

Morgan Stanley buys E-Trade, a rundown of all the stuff in the new Android developer

0:20.5

preview, and if anything, it looks like cord cutting is just

0:24.2

accelerating here's what you miss today in the world of tech.

0:29.4

Apple is considering letting users choose third-party browsers and email apps, among others, as their defaults for those functions on iPhone and iPad. Not only that, they're

0:46.0

considering opening the home pod to third-party music services like

0:49.5

Spotify. Sure seems that antitrust scrutiny, even a whiff of it, can really move the needle at even a

0:57.4

company like Apple.

0:59.4

The company currently pre-installs 38 default apps on iPhones and iPads,

1:04.4

Bloomberg News has reported, including the safari web browser,

1:07.8

maps, messages, and mail.

1:09.8

Last year, Stockholm-based Spotify submitted an antitrust complaint to the European Union

1:14.9

saying, Apple squeezes rival services by imposing a 30% cut for subscriptions made via the

1:20.6

App Store.

1:21.8

Apple responded that Spotify wants the benefits of the

1:25.3

App Store without paying for them. As part of its complaint, Spotify singled out

1:29.7

the inability to run on the home pod and become the default music player in

1:34.7

Siri Apple's voice activated digital assistant. Now Apple is working to allow

1:39.4

third-party music services to run directly on the home pod said the people Spotify

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