Accidental Tech Podcast

48: Marco Bought Four


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  • Follow-up: whether iMessage problems are widespread, reasons behind flattening the Mac Mini, and HDR TVs.
  • The storage costs of Casey's emoji.
  • Google buying Nest for $3.2 billion.
  • Ben Thompson on Google's business model.
  • Nest has over 200 employees, including many ex-Apple employees.
  • The Target-pregnant story.
  • Marco's critical reading of Nest's statements.
  • Maintaining a skeptical but pragmatic relationship with Google.
  • Stephen Hackett's pants and regrets.
  • Modern expectations of privacy.
  • Potential for privacy laws like HIPAA applied to consumer technology.
  • Google's public opinion is turning, but stories like this will never be in USA Today.
  • Thought experiments with Apple buying Twitter, Dropbox, or Intel.
  • After-show: Marco's house is filled with LEDs, John's house is filled with CFLs, and Casey's house is filled with apathy.
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      Accidental Tech PodcastBy Marco Arment, Casey Liss, John Siracusa