John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin discuss what it’s going to take for Apple to field a television product that’s finally something more than a "hobby." Attached box vs. full TV set, apps vs. channels vs. a la carte purchases, direct deals with content owner
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5by5 | Hypercritical #40: When The Hobby Light Goes Off
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5by5 | Hypercritical #39: Quasimodo Backpack
John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin talk more about Siri in theory and in practice, and how iCloud is different than MobileMe, with its own set of problems. Plus more complaints about the Star Wars blu-rays, a clarification of the TiVo Premiere Elite’s specs,
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5by5 | Hypercritical #38: Virtually Spotless
John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin discuss TiVo Premiere Elite’s potential to not be as horrible as the TiVo Premiere, the expectations for and reality of Siri, Google’s new Dart programming language, and the iCloud launch.
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5by5 | Hypercritical #37: A Story of Triumph
John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin talk about the death of Steve Jobs: personal remembrances, the less-obvious lessons of his life, and the dangers of his deification. Also, misspeaking vs. failing to communicate, Star Wars blu-rays, and John’s attempt to po
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5by5 | Hypercritical #36: Wedge
John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin discuss Amazon’s new tablets, Amazon cloud services, and what making money by "selling the blades" implies about Amazon’s ability to compete with Apple’s approach of "selling the razors." Also, predictions for October’s App
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5by5 | Hypercritical #35: Wrestling an Alligator
John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin talk about the Netflix/Qwikster debacle and the big picture in the TV and movie industries, then continue their exploration of the Windows 8 Metro user interface.
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5by5 | Hypercritical #34: Pride in Craftsmanship
John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin mourn the continuing shameful stewardship of the cultural touchstone that is Star Wars, then dive into the Windows 8 Metro user interface and Microsoft’s prospects for the future of its hybrid tablet/desktop operating system
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5by5 | Hypercritical #32: The Next Big Move
John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin discuss the future of Apple without Steve Jobs. What decisions defined the Jobs II Era, and can Apple continue to make such big moves without the big man at the top?
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5by5 | Hypercritical #31: Strong Arguments for and Against
John Siracusa and Ryan Irelan discuss the future of the Mac Pro, what HP’s exit from the PC business and Google’s acquisition of Motorola mean for Microsoft, and whether or not Amazon should buy webOS.
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5by5 | Hypercritical #30: Paths in the Grass
John Siracusa and Ryan Irelan follow up on the seemingly never-ending list of features in BBEdit and LaunchBar, take a side trip into the world of "haxies" and system extensions, and thenâfinally!âdiscuss Automatic Reference Counting (ARC) in Lion.