Episode 172: Stop chasing the money

Follow Up Apple appealshttps://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/zgvojeggwpd/Apple%20motion%20Epic%20Games%20-%2020250507.pdf 9to5 mac commentaryhttps://9to5mac.com/2025/05/07/apple-pushes-to-halt-app-store-overhaul-as-epic-games-appeal-moves-forward/ Developer sues Apple to claw back commission paymentshttps://www.theregister.com/2025/05/06/developer_sues_apple_commission_payment/ Amazon now has a ‘Get book’ button in its iOS Kindle apphttps://www.theverge.com/news/661719/amazon-app-ios-apple-iphone-ipad-kindle-buy-books Apple Turnoverhttps://hypercritical.co/2025/05/09/apple-turnover Brazilian court reverses course and now demands iPhone sideloading within 90 dayshttps://9to5mac.com/2025/05/09/apple-must-implement-sideloading-brazil/ Epic Games Submits Fortnite to U.S. App Storehttps://www.macrumors.com/2025/05/09/fortnite-submitted-to-us-app-store/ News Apple Pay support now available on PlayStation 5https://9to5mac.com/2025/05/09/ps5-apple-pay/ 37signals is completing its on-prem move, deleting its AWS account to save millionshttps://www.theregister.com/2025/05/09/37signals_cloud_repatriation_storage_savings/ Samsung adds Bowers & Wilkins, Denon, Marantz, and Polk to its audio empirehttps://www.theverge.com/news/662437/samsung-harman-masimo-aquisition-audio-empire Linux kernel to drop 486 and early 586 supporthttps://www.theregister.com/2025/05/07/linux_kernel_drops_486/ Apple Watch in significant global decline for two years now; new features neededhttps://9to5mac.com/2025/05/07/apple-watch-in-significant-global-decline-for-two-years-now-new-features-needed/ Lightphone 3https://www.thelightphone.com/lightiii Minimal Phonehttps://minimalcompany.com/ Lighter, cheaper Surface Laptop saves a little money but gives up a lothttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/05/lighter-cheaper-surface-laptop-saves-a-little-money-but-gives-up-a-lot/ Media Long Way Homehttps://tv.apple.com/show/long-way-home/umc.cmc.26p8x4co2wl0ztetek4gmkf6r?mttnsubad=umc.cmc.26p8x4co2wl0ztetek4gmkf6r Foundation Season 3https://tv.apple.com/show/foundation/umc.cmc.5983fipzqbicvrve6jdfep4x3?mttnsubad=umc.cmc.5983fipzqbicvrve6jdfep4x3 Your Friends & Neighbourshttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/your_friends_and_neighborsDope Thiefhttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/dope_thiefFinal F1 Movie Trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8skLAmcQEX4Javier Bardem is in it!MotoGP Racehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW1LuToz6Wo Murderbothttps://tv.apple.com/us/show/murderbot/umc.cmc.5owrzntj9v1gpg31wshflud03 GamesBalatro on PS5https://www.playstation.com/en-gb/games/balatro/ Warhammer 40K Boltgunhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2005010/Warhammer_40000_Boltgun/ Switch 2 Pre-Orderhttps://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/Main ShowLaptopsMacBook Air https://www.apple.com/uk/macbook-air/Rod https://frame.work/gb/en/laptop13 App of the Week Linkwardenhttps://linkwarden.app/ https://github.com/linkwarden/linkwarden Thing of the Week Tomtoc Sleevehttps://www.tomtoc.com/products/tomtoc-versatile-a13-360-protective-laptop-sleeve-for-14-new-macbook-pro-blackContact@[email protected]@g5maniac.bsky.social@[email protected]