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Wow, this episode runs all over the map like a five-year-old high on sugar. Somehow we manage to get from the ongoing Apple-FBI dispute to Donald of Orange, from a comparison of top smartwatches to Broadway musicals, from jailbreaking to Douglas Adams, plus you can hear Mike get all riled up and William Gallagher wax lyrical about Omniplan 3 for iOS. Something for everyone, this week, for sure.

This week, a special guest takeover by MacNN Editor Charles Martin, who along with Malcolm chats about the latest developments in the ongoing Apple-FBI saga, what's in the forthcoming OS X and iOS updates, rage a bit about the decision by the Supreme Court not to hear Apple's e-book appeal, discuss Amazon's second physical bookstore opening, and spend a surprising amount of time on Malcolm's recent move, with additional nattering about internet and TV pricing in remote Welsh villages. All that, and Thingie of the week. Enjoy.

This week, a special guest takeover by MacNN Editor Charles Martin, who along with Malcolm chats about the latest developments in the ongoing Apple-FBI saga, what's in the forthcoming OS X and iOS updates, rage a bit about the decision by the Supreme Court not to hear Apple's e-book appeal, discuss Amazon's second physical bookstore opening, and spend a surprising amount of time on Malcolm's recent move, with additional nattering about internet and TV pricing in remote Welsh villages. All that, and Thingie of the week. Enjoy.

Well we did our best, spending a full half of this week's podcast NOT talking about the FBI-Apple dispute, but you can only put that off for so long. We also talk about the latest rumors (such as the now-called-iPhone-SE, the iPad Pro Air thing, and possible Apple Watch stuff), Managing Editor Mike has gotten an Apple Watch and is kind of "meh" about it, and Amazon has updated the Alexa system ... and stripped out encryption (later put back), which led us inevitably to talking about the encryption debate, its move to Congress, and some of our whackadoodle representatives and deputy district attorneys. All that and App of the Week!

Well we did our best, spending a full half of this week's podcast NOT talking about the FBI-Apple dispute, but you can only put that off for so long. We also talk about the latest rumors (such as the now-called-iPhone-SE, the iPad Pro Air thing, and possible Apple Watch stuff), Managing Editor Mike has gotten an Apple Watch and is kind of "meh" about it, and Amazon has updated the Alexa system ... and stripped out encryption (later put back), which led us inevitably to talking about the encryption debate, its move to Congress, and some of our whackadoodle representatives and deputy district attorneys. All that and App of the Week!

We've caved in and recorded a special new episode of One More Thing for the FBI but we assure you that this is not a slippery slope. We are convinced that no other Government agency will ever request this compliance, even though we have noticed a sudden increase in official-sounding emails. While we read through those, take a listen to MacNN writers Malcolm Owen and William Gallagher falling out over the Bug Chicks.

We've caved in and recorded a special new episode of One More Thing for the FBI but we assure you that this is not a slippery slope. We are convinced that no other Government agency will ever request this compliance, even though we have noticed a sudden increase in official-sounding emails. While we read through those, take a listen to MacNN writers Malcolm Owen and William Gallagher falling out over the Bug Chicks.

This week, the big story in the mainstream media as well as the Apple world is the company's fight with the FBI over customer privacy, encryption, and where the line is when it comes to law enforcement. Charles, Mike, and William debate the topic, and grumble about how its getting in the way of us promoting our latest e-book, out now on Amazon and Kindle. We also talk about the surprise Samsung patent reversal, Apple Watch sales, and our App of the Week.

This week, the big story in the mainstream media as well as the Apple world is the company's fight with the FBI over customer privacy, encryption, and where the line is when it comes to law enforcement. Charles, Mike, and William debate the topic, and grumble about how its getting in the way of us promoting our latest e-book, out now on Amazon and Kindle. We also talk about the surprise Samsung patent reversal, Apple Watch sales, and our App of the Week.

So Bill Gates says he's on the side of the FBI in their spat with Apple and then he says that's not quite correct, or something. Rather than assess whether a printed quote from him is accurate or not, it would be great to hear him speak. We can't do that. Except, we can hear him speak about Apple back in 1983. It's fascinating to hear a squeaky-voiced young Bill praising the Mac but as hosts William Gallagher and Malcolm Owen spot, there might just be a clue to why Gates said what he said then and why he says what he says now.