The one where in which we share some takes on everyone’s favorite monopolistic marketing firm.

Apple is worth more than $3 trillion, but its success is often chalked up to gimmicks like blue text bubbles or anti-competitive behavior like limiting third parties from building on Apple products. In this episode, we do our best to tease apart what makes Apple what it is — substance or smoke and mirrors?

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