The discussion of the why’s and how’s of iMessage on Windows wraps up with lots of questions still on the table. The MacVoices Live! panel of David Ginsburg, Ben Roethig, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Eric Bolden, Brittany Smith and Jim Rea then examine how Microsoft is implementing ChatGPT in many of their apps, praise from a government agency for Apple over their security practices, and Rovio’s changes to the popular Angry Birds game(s). (Part 2)

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Links:

Microsoft is bringing iMessage to Windows with the Phone Link app by Andrew Orr on AppleInsider:https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/02/28/microsoft-is-bringing-imessage-to-windows-with-the-phone-link-app

Previewing Phone Link for iPhone users on Windows 11 with Windows Insidershttps://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/02/28/previewing-phone-link-for-iphone-users-on-windows-11-with-windows-insiders/

Phone Link app – iOS supporthttps://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/forum/insider_apps-insider_other/phone-link-app-ios-support/a399da5c-4d25-408d-b874-6c8d492146a1

Microsoft launches updated Bing, Edge, and Skype iOS apps with ChatGPT and voice inputhttps://9to5mac.com/2023/02/22/microsoft-launches-bing-ios-app-with-chatgpt/

DuckDuckGo CEO Responds To Backlash Over Controversial Microsoft Tracking Agreementhttps://hothardware.com/news/duckduckgo-ceo-responds-backlash-controversial-microsoft-tracking-agreement

U.S. Cybersecurity Official Praises Apple for Its Security Practiceshttps://appleworld.today/archives/105497

Rovio Announces It’s Pulling Angry Birds Classic From Sale on Android and Hiding the Game on iOShttps://www.macstories.net/news/rovio-announces-its-pulling-angry-birds-classic-from-sale-on-android-and-hiding-the-game-on-ios/

Rovio Announces It’s Pulling Angry Birds Classic From Sale on Android and Hiding the Game on iOShttps://www.theverge.com/2023/2/22/23608937/spotify-hifi-lossless-audio-two-years-later

Guests:

Brian Flanigan-Arthurs is a MacVoices listener and Patreon supporter. Find him on Twitter.

Eric Bolden is into macOS, plants, sci-fi, food, and is a rural internet supporter. You can connect with him on Twitter, by email at [email protected], on Mastodon at @[email protected], and on his blog, Trending At Work.

David Ginsburg is the host of the weekly podcast In Touch With iOS where he discusses all things iOS, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, and related technologies. He is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users. Visit his YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/daveg65 and find and follow him on Twitter @daveg65 and on Mastodon at @[email protected]

Jim Rea has been an independent Mac developer continuously since 1984. He is the founder of ProVUE Development, and the author of Panorama X, ProVUE's ultra fast RAM based database software for the macOS platform. Follow Jim at provue.com and via @provuejim on Twitter.

Ben Roethig has been in the Apple Ecosystem since the System 7 Days. He is the a former Associate Editor with Geek Beat, Co-Founder of The Tech Hangout and Deconstruct and currently shares his thoughts on RoethigTech. Contact him on  Twitter and Mastodon.

Brittany Smith is a trained cognitive neuroscientist who provides ADD/ADHD, technology, and productivity coaching through her business, Devise and Conquer, along with companion video courses for folks with ADHD. She’s also the cofounder of The ADHD Guild, a community for nerdy folks with ADHD. She, herself, is a self-designated “well-rounded geek”. She can be found on Twitter as @addliberator and on YouTube with tech tips.

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