MacJury #915: New iPods, iTunes and More: Was It Really Only Rock & Roll? (Part 2)

The MacJury continue their deliberations of Apple’s “It’s Only Rock & Roll” event by reviewing the new Home Sharing feature, discussing whether the iTunes Store redesign is a step forward, backward or sideways, and what the return of Steve Jobs means for future announcements. With the new version of iTunes, arranging your iPhone apps is no longer a frustrating game, apps can be shared between Macs, and the new album format premiers. All this and more are examined by the panel of:

Jeff Carlson	Adam Christianson	Glenn Fleishman
Keith Lang	Chuck La Tournous	Chuck Joiner

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MacJury #914: New iPods, iTunes and More: Was It Really Only Rock & Roll? (Part 1)

Apple’s September music event was entitled, “It’s Only Rock & Roll, But We Like It.” But was it really? The MacJury consider the facts in the first of a two-part discussion. Do the iPod nano’s new features reflect Steve Jobs’ absence or do they address some specific aspects of iPod use? And why an FM radio? Is the decision not to put a camera in the iPod touch an oversight or a differentiator? Should you upgrade to iPhone 3.1 right away? And perhaps the biggest question of all…Norah Jones??? The MacJury take the case with a panel of:

Jeff Carlson	Adam Christianson	Glenn Fleishman
Keith Lang	Chuck La Tournous	Chuck Joiner

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MacJury #911: The MacJury Deliberate Jason Calicanis’ 5-Part Case Against Apple

WebLogs founder Jason Calicanis recently posted an indictment of Apple and their practices on his blog, and the MacJury took the case. The panel discusses Jason’s allegations of MP3 player anti-competition, monopolistic practices, “draconian” App Store policies, hypocrisy, and the Google Voice App rejection, and what he got wrong and what he got right. Along the way, App Store policies, the AT&T/Apple relationship, developer product marketing, iPhone app pricing and more are discussed by the panel of:

Peter Cohen	Jeff Gamet	Chuck Joiner

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