Apple earnings, universal clipboard interoperability, iPhone event chatter
9to5Mac Happy Hour
Benjamin and Chance return for another episode recapping the week in Apple news, including the interesting details of Apple’s most recent earnings calls, the last of the Tim Cook era. Also, Apple complies with Microsoft’s Interoperability request for universal clipboard support on Windows, and John Ternus recruits an employee out of retirement to help lead his new company regime.
And in Happy Hour Plus, Chance is battling with HomeKit reliability woes, and ponders whether Benjamin's messaging habits. Subscribe at 9to5mac.com/join.
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