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  • 29: Behind the App #3: The 30% Cut

    This time on 'Behind the App', we look at the 30/70 revenue split on the App Store. We look back at how people felt about this when it was introduced, understand how they feel now, and try to gauge if Apple is holding up their end of the deal.

    This episode of Inquisitive is sponsored by:
    • lynda.com: An easy and affordable way to help individuals and organizations learn. Free 10-day trial.
    • Squarespace: Build it Beautiful. Use code QUESTION for 10% off
    • Guest Starring:

      Marco Arment, Russell Ivanovic, David Smith, Guy English, Padraig Kennedy, Oisín Prendiville, and mb bischoff

      Links and Show Notes: Episode Contributors (in order of appearance):
      • Marco Arment
      • Russell Ivanovic
      • Matthew Bischoff
      • David Smith
      • Guy English
      • Oisin Prendiville and Padraig Kennedy
      • Six Colors: Apple announces record profits, earnings, and iPhone sales AnandTech | Apple Q1 FY 2015 Financial Results: Record iPhone Sales Drive Record Earnings Apple - Press Info - Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results Apple allows in-app purchasing for free App Store apps | Macworld Top Grossing iPhone Games, Installs, ARPU & revenue estimates - United States Supertop Blog: Moving Unread to Supertop Overcast’s 2014 sales numbers – Marco.org
        33 min
      • 28: Behind the App #2: Bigger Than Hollywood

        In the second episode of 'Inquisitive: Behind the App', we look at the industry that Apple created with the App Store, try to understand how it got so large, and see how this has affected developers over time.

        This episode of Inquisitive is sponsored by:
        • Cards Against Humanity: They're awesome.
        • Campaign Monitor: Helping you send beautiful emails and get better results
        • Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Use code 'INQUISITIVE' to get 15% off
        • Guest Starring:

          Marco Arment, Russell Ivanovic, David Smith, Guy English, Padraig Kennedy, Oisín Prendiville, and mb bischoff

          Links and Show Notes: Episode Contributors (in order of appearance):
          • David Smith
          • Russell Ivanovic
          • Marco Arment
          • Guy English
          • Matthew Bischoff
          • Oisin Prendiville and Padraig Kennedy
          • Inquisitive #27: Behind the App #1: History - Relay FM Bigger than Hollywood | Asymco Apple - Job Creation Report Shifty Jelly

            Makers of Pocket Casts and Pocket Weather.

            My First Feature - David Smith Jared Sinclair | Blog | A Candid Look at Unread's First Year Supertop Blog: Happy Birthday Castro 1, Hello Castro 2
            39 min
          • 27: Behind the App #1: History

            In the first episode of “Behind the App”, a special series of Inquisitive, we take a look at the beginnings of iOS app development, by focusing on the introduction of the iPhone and the App Store.

            This episode of Inquisitive is sponsored by:
            • Cards Against Humanity.
            • Squarespace: Build it Beautiful. Use code QUESTION for 10% off.
            • Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Use code 'INQUISITIVE' to get 15% off
            • Guest Starring:

              Marco Arment, Jason Snell, David Smith, Guy English, Padraig Kennedy, Oisín Prendiville, mb bischoff, and Greg Pierce

              Links and Show Notes: Episode Contributors (in order of appearance):
              • Guy English
              • Marco Arment
              • Jason Snell
              • Matthew Bischoff
              • Oisin Prendiville and Padraig Kennedy
              • David Smith
              • Greg Pierce
              • Steve Jobs introduces the original iPhone at Macworld SF (2007) - YouTube Napkin - Concise Visual Communication Overcast Apple Worldwide Developers Conference - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Steve Jobs Keynote WWDC 2007 - YouTube Daring Fireball: WWDC 2007 Keynote News Apple - Web Apps Directory iOS jailbreaking - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia C4 (conference) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lights Off | iMore Hall of fame Twitterrific | iMore Hall of fame Lickability • designing delightful apps Castro — High Fidelity Podcasts for iPhone Unread – An RSS Reader CS 193P iPhone Application Development Steve Jobs introduces App Store - iPhone Software Roadmap Event (2008) - YouTube Instapaper | iMore Hall of fame WWDC 2008 Complete - YouTube
                38 min
              • 26: I Wasn't Prepared For This, with Merlin Mann

                This week Myke is joined by Merlin Mann. They talk about getting out of your comfort zone, starting new things, killing old things and how these topics apply to a new direction for this show.

                This episode of Inquisitive is sponsored by:
                • lynda.com: An easy and affordable way to help individuals and organizations learn. Free 10-day trial.
                • Bushel: a cloud-based mobile device management solution for the Mac, iPhone and iPad.
                • Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Use code 'INQUISITIVE' to get 15% off.
                • Guest Starring:

                  Merlin Mann

                  Links and Show Notes: Merlin Mann (@hotdogsladies) | Twitter 5by5 | CMD+Space #1: I'm Yelling At Me, With Merlin Mann The Pen Addict - Relay FM Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann 5by5 | Back to Work Serial Radiolab On The Media BONANZA! - Relay FM The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety: Alan W. Watts Foremost

                  Matt's new company

                  The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Digital Comics - Comics by comiXology Silver Surfer (2014-) Digital Comics - Comics by comiXology Spiderman Marvel Studios: Disney To Produce Next Spider-Man Movie
                  1 hr 1 min
                • 25: Leading a Double Life

                  This week Myke is joined by Katie Floyd. They talk about her work on Mac Power Users, how she manages this whilst also working in law and what her first experiences were with the Mac.

                  This episode of Inquisitive is sponsored by:
                  • lynda.com: An easy and affordable way to help individuals and organizations learn. Free 10-day trial.
                  • Squarespace: Build it Beautiful. Use code QUESTION for 10% off.
                  • Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Use code 'INQUISITIVE' to get 15% off.
                  • Links and Show Notes: Katie (@KatieFloyd) | Twitter KatieFloyd.me Mac Power Users | Hosted by Katie Floyd and David Sparks. 5by5 | Mac Power Users 5by5 | Mac Power Users #235: Workflows with Stephen Hackett MPU 023: Workflows with Merlin Mann | Mac Power Users
                    54 min
                  • 24: A Third Way, with Jim Coudal

                    This week Myke is joined by Jim Coudal. They talk about Field Notes, the joy of creating physical things, The Deck, principles in advertising and what the future of advertising online may look like.

                    This episode of Inquisitive is sponsored by:
                    • lynda.com: An easy and affordable way to help individuals and organizations learn. Free 10-day trial.
                    • Campaign Monitor: Helping you send beautiful emails and get better results
                    • Guest Starring:

                      Jim Coudal

                      Links and Show Notes: Jim Coudal (@Coudal) | Twitter 5by5 | CMD+Space #57: Digital and Physical things, with Jim Coudal Coudal Partners Field Notes — “I’m not writing it down to remember it later, I’m writing it down to remember it now.” Coudal Partners' Layer Tennis Presented by Adobe Creative Cloud The DECK | The premier ad network for reaching web, design & creative professionals Aaron Draplin Takes On a Logo Design Challenge on Vimeo ORD Camp Daily Racing Form - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia FIELD NOTES COLORS Limited-Edition Memo Books FIELD NOTES COLORS:“AMBITION” EDITION FIELD NOTES COLORS: “FIRE SPOTTER” EDITION The Pen Addict - Relay FM FIELD NOTES COLORS:THE “TRAVELING SALESMAN” EDITION FIELD NOTES COLORS: “NATIONAL CROP” EDITION FIELD NOTES COLORS:“DRINK LOCAL” EDITION Field Nuts Facebook Group Field Nuts • Index page Field Notes Brand Butcher Extra Blue Edition RARE | eBay
                      1 hr 5 min
                    • 23: Architects of the Unknown, with Rene Ritchie

                      This week Myke is joined by Rene Ritchie. They talk about what 2014 has been like for iMore and how they decide exactly what they want to cover and how.

                      This episode of Inquisitive is sponsored by:
                      • lynda.com: An easy and affordable way to help individuals and organizations learn. Free 10-day trial.
                      • Campaign Monitor: Helping you send beautiful emails and get better results
                      • Guest Starring:

                        Rene Ritchie

                        Links and Show Notes: Rene Ritchie (@reneritchie) | Twitter iMore | The #1 site for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and all things Apple! Mobile Nations Inquisitive #17: Call Off The Jam, with Serenity Caldwell - Relay FM Rocket - Relay FM Do people really want smaller screens... or smaller iPhones? | iMore Podcasts | iMore 5by5 | CMD+Space #38: Inbox Zero and New Projects, with Merlin Mann Debug | iMore Cringely: Apple's Tablet Computer Might Finally Be That Link Between Your PC and TV | PBS
                        51 min
                      • 22: Unquenchable Thirst for Features, with Marc Edwards

                        This week Myke is joined by Marc Edwards. They talk about Bjango's products, the decisions they make as a company and how Marc got started with design.

                        This episode of Inquisitive is sponsored by:
                        • lynda.com: An easy and affordable way to help individuals and organizations learn. Free 10-day trial.
                        • Campaign Monitor: Helping you send beautiful emails and get better results
                        • Squarespace: Start Here. Go Anywhere. Use code QUESTION for 10% off
                        • Guest Starring:

                          Marc Edwards

                          Links and Show Notes: Marc Edwards (@marcedwards) | Twitter Bjango Apple - Dashboard Widgets iStat Menus, a Mac app by Bjango Skala, a Mac app by Bjango Iterate | iMore
                          1 hr
                        • 21: Exploit the Constraints, with David Smith

                          This week Myke is joined by David Smith. They talk about the Apple WATCH, developing for it with Watchkit and how David is sharing what he learns.

                          This episode of Inquisitive is sponsored by:
                          • Need: A refined retailer and lifestyle magazine for men.
                          • Campaign Monitor: Helping you send beautiful emails and get better results
                          • Guest Starring:

                            David Smith

                            Links and Show Notes: David Smith (@_DavidSmith) | Twitter david-smith.org Developing Perspective Analog(ue) - Relay FM Expectations for WatchKit - David Smith As I Learn WatchKit - David Smith Relay FM in Pixelfari
                            1 hr 4 min
                          • 20: Unpacking Java Files, with John Moltz

                            This week Myke is joined by John Moltz. They talk about Minecraft and why John wanted to write a book about it.

                            This episode of Inquisitive is sponsored by:
                            • lynda.com: An easy and affordable way to help individuals and organizations learn. Free 10-day trial.
                            • Squarespace: Start Here. Go Anywhere. Use code QUESTION for 10% off
                            • Guest Starring:

                              John Moltz

                              Links and Show Notes: Moltz (@Moltz) | Twitter John Moltz's Very Nice Web Site The Visual Guide to Minecraft « John Moltz's Very Nice Web Site Visual Guide to Minecraft®, A: Dig into Minecraft® with this (parent-approved) guide full of tips, hints, and projects! | Peachpit Connected #20: The Illusion of Choice - Relay FM LEGO.com Minecraft Home Kano - Make a Computer Attention Mining — The Magazine Turning This Car Around The Rebound: A tech podcast
                              53 min

                            About Inquisitive

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                            Inquisitive was a show for the naturally curious. Each week, Myke Hurley spoke to creative people to tried and understand what made them who they were. Hosted by Myke Hurley.

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