December 01, 2025

Upgrade 592: Metaphorical Pipeline

1 hour 25 minutes

Let it snow, let it snow, let it... Snow Leopard? We discuss Apple's '27 OS priorities, a decorative holiday app, how Apple might have approached engineering the folding iPhone, and a surprise return to Intel (sort of).

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