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Apple’s WWDC 2020 Keynote is happening right now.

Before its release, the movie was dogged by controversy outside of its subject matter. Starring Samuel L. Jackson and Anthony Mackie, it tells the true story of two African American businessmen in the 1960s. Their actions led to the Fair Housing Act established in 1968.

Betteridge’s Law applies to the headline but it’s still a good overview of the situation.

No surprise. Apple doesn’t want anything to do with being a vector for this disease.

Along with Smarter Every Day, The Slow Mo Guys is another fave YouTube channel.

I wasn’t a huge fan of the show if only because I had no idea of the characters’ back stories but it was still well done and worth watching.

Dave and I look at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, which starts next week, albeit in a very different way than previous years. We also discuss the Hey app controversy that’s happening right now.

Note: After this podcast was recorded Apple’s Phil Schiller commented on this issue.

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Matthew Panzarino did an interview with Apple’s Phil Schiller today about the Hey app controversy, which I’m sure you’ve heard all about by now. Here’s a couple of things that Schiller said:

“You download the app and it doesn’t work, that’s not what we want on the store,” says Schiller. This, he says, is why Apple requires in-app purchases to offer the same purchasing functionality as they would have elsewhere.

That makes sense to me.

One way that Hey could have gone, Schiller says, is to offer a free or paid version of the app with basic email reading features on the App Store then separately offered an upgraded email service that worked with the Hey app on iOS on its own website. Schiller gives one more example: an RSS app that reads any feed, but also reads an upgraded feed that could be charged for on a separate site. In both cases, the apps would have functionality when downloaded on the store.

I’m not sure if the developer could do that, but if they could, the point makes sense.

Schiller also noted the exceptions that Apple allows, which are most “reader” apps “that only display external content of certain types like music, books and movies.”

It seems like Hey can fix this by making the app usable on the App Store. It doesn’t sound like that’s what they want to do, so Apple is exercising its right to not allow it on the store at all.

That’s a lot of money spent on explosive lawn darts.

I’m a big fan of this simple little feature.

Yet another example of a company having two options – the “right” thing and the “wrong” thing – knowing what the “right” thing to do is, and still choosing the “wrong” thing only to be forced by public pressure to backtrack and do the “right” thing after all.

I absolutely love Smarter Every Day’s videos.

Adobe is slowly but surely making Lightroom and Photoshop for iPad much better and much more full-featured as well as increasing the integration between the two.

Apple has to be cautious here. The EU is not nearly as “forgiving” of these kinds of actions as the US is.

The Italian Rossi was the GOAT. The Spaniard Lorenzo was the young upstart. They didn’t much like each other. Rossi wanted to show his teammate and bitter rival he still had what it took to beat him. The fact that it was in Spain made it even sweeter.

As usual, the deals aren’t at “OMG MUST BUY!” levels but, even if your kid isn’t physically going back to school in the fall (they haven’t made that decision yet in many places), you still might be getting them new gear. And a free set of AirPods or a few bucks off AirPods Pro is nothing to shake a stick at.

Moracchioli says on his Patreon site, “I do music covers on YouTube where I record, mix, master, film and edit the videos myself.” I’m not generally a fan of covers but he does a great job on this classic tune.

These upgrades are a welcome addition to the machines I dream about but will never be able to afford.

This is one of those issues that, even though Apple warned users for several years ahead of this transition, still might catch less tech-savvy customers out.

Interesting data presented. While I knew Apple TV+ would be low on this totem pole, I was surprised to see how high Amazon Prime Video was.

This is ridiculously good.

Given where Apple is at and where it seems to want to be, there’s no case needed to be made from the company’s point of view. All that’s left is implementation. And Apple is not “working on” ARM-based Macs. That part is done. They have them. They work. And they are fast.

This looks suitably epic. Looking forward to watching it.

I’m not a heavy user of the iPhone calculator but there are a couple of tips here I can definitely use.

Even if you’re not a dad, this looks like a fun watch.

After listening to the latest Dalrymple Report, this article seemed apropos. There’s certainly an argument to be made that the Apple TV hardware is, for the most part, “good enough” and Apple should focus on making the UX and software better.

Wil Shipley is a well known and well respected Macintosh developer. His list below seems like a no-brainer for Apple to implement.

Maps now even includes transit directions for my little Canadian town of 6,000.

I am really interested in Apple TV these days. I’ve been trying out all kinds of services and Apple TV Channels so that I can finally cut the cord. Dave and I talk about some of the challenges that remain.

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Drivers working for ride-hailing services such as Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc will be considered employees under California’s new gig worker law, the state’s leading industry regulator said on Thursday.

The decision, by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), which regulates ride-hailing companies across the state, comes six months after a state law took effect that makes it tougher for companies to classify workers as contractors rather than employees. The latter designation exempts them from paying for overtime, healthcare and workers’ compensation.

This looks like it’s done, but the two sides have been battling for the last few years on the issue. I wouldn’t be surprised to see more lawsuits in the future.