The MacVoices Live! panel discusses Apple having 18 years at the top spot in a satisfaction survey and a new Apple Music promotion tiled to the Super Bowl. Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Marty Jencius, Eric Bolden, Guy Serle, Jim Rea, and Web Bixby also look at how and why an unwanted app showed up in the EU app store and who gets the credit or blame, and yet another innovative promotion for the Apple TV+ show, Severance.

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Show Notes:

Chapters:

00:06 Introduction to MacVoices

01:33 Apple's Ongoing Success

05:31 The Quest for Apple's Next Big Thing

07:46 Apple Music's $2.99 Deal

18:02 Controversial App Approval

24:36 Severance Promotion and Related Media

Links:

Apple Continues to Be the World's Most Admired Company

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/01/30/apple-continues-as-most-admired-company/

Apple Music Offering Six-Month Trial for Just $2.99 Through February

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/02/03/apple-music-six-month-trial/

Apple forced to approve porn app on EU iPhones due to DMA - 9to5Mac

https://9to5mac.com/2025/02/03/apple-forced-to-approve-porn-app-on-eu-iphones-due-to-dma/

You Can Now Read 'The You You Are' Book From Apple TV+ Show Severance

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/01/31/severance-book-promotion/

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