ACM 366: App Store Surveillance, Google’s Phone, and Bryan’s Rant
In this episode of The Apple Context Machine, Bryan and Jeff discuss new regulations in China that could make Apple part of that country’s surveillance and censorship apparatus. They also talk about Google’s plans to make its own Android devices, and Amazon offering a discount on two Android phones that display Amazon ads on the lock screen. Bryan somehow manages to ties that into an epic rant about Angry Birds 2.
Show Notes
Sources referenced in this episode:
- more involved in policing such things
- Amazon Prime will knock $50 off an Android phone if you look at Amazon’s lock-screen ads - Re/code
- Google Ready to Try Apple’s Tactics with New Smartphone
- Good Writing and Bad - Bryan's blog
- Jeff's Twitter
- Bryan's Twitter
- Jeff's blog: Fresh Brewed Tales
- Bryan's blog: Geek Tells
Did Bryan really just rant about Amazon giving an option for you to buy something cheaper with ads by ignoring that you can buy the Kindle, Fire tablets, and the phones without ads?