MacVoices #21223: MacVoices Live - An Amazon Prime Video App and Apple Buying App Google Ads (2)

<p>Our MacVoices Live! pane of <strong>David Ginsburg</strong>, <strong>Brittany Smith</strong>, <strong>Warren Sklar</strong>, <strong>Jim Rea</strong>, <strong>Kelly Guimont</strong>, and <strong>Mark Fuccio </strong>examine Amazon’s release of a Prime Video app. Is it for your benefit or theirs? Then the panel starts a discussion of the implications of Apple purchasing Google ads for apps in the app store. Who does it benefit? Is the practice just good business, clickbait fodder, or both? (Part 2)</p>
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<h3>Show Notes:</h3>
<p><strong>Guests:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Mark Fuccio</strong> is actively involved in high tech startup companies, both as a principle at piqsure.com, or as a marketing advisor through his consulting practice Tactics Sells High Tech, Inc. Mark was a proud investor in Microsoft from the mid-1990's selling in mid 2000, and hopes one day that MSFT will be again an attractive investment. You can contact Mark through <a href="http://twitter.com/markfuccio"><strong>Twitter</strong></a> on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-t-fuccio/"><strong>LinkedIn</strong></a>.</p>
<p><strong>David Ginsburg </strong>is the host of the weekly podcast <a href="https://intouchwithios.com/"><strong>In Touch With iOS</strong></a> where he discusses all things iOS, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, and related technologies. He is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users. Visit his YouTube channel at <strong><a href="https://youtube.com/daveg65">https://youtube.com/daveg65</a></strong> and find and follow him on Twitter <strong><a href="http://twitter.com/daveg65">@daveg65</a></strong>.</p>
<p><strong>Kelly Guimont</strong> is a podcaster and friend of the Rebel Alliance. She hosts the <strong><a href="https://www.macobserver.com/show/tmo-daily-observations/">Daily Observations Podcast</a></strong> at <strong><a href="http://macobserver.com">MacObserver.com</a></strong>, and appears on The Incomparable network as well as hosts <strong><a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/mcutv/">I Want My M(CU) TV</a></strong>. You can also hear her on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-aftershow-with-mike-and-kelly/id910010852"><strong>The Aftershow</strong></a> with Mike Rose, and she still has more to say which she saves for <strong><a href="http://twitter.com/verso">Twitter</a></strong>.</p>
<p><strong>Jim Rea</strong> has been an independent Mac developer continuously since 1984. He is the founder of ProVUE Development, and the author of Panorama X, ProVUE's ultra fast RAM based database software for the macOS platform. Follow Jim at <a href="http://provue.com/"><strong>provue.com</strong></a> and via <strong><a href="http://twitter.com/provuejim">@provuejim</a></strong> on Twitter.</p>
<p><strong>Brittany Smith</strong> is a cognitive neuroscientist who provides a variety of consulting services through her business, <strong><a href="http://conquer.consulting/">Devise and Conquer</a></strong> that includes ADD/ADHD coaching, technology coaching, productivity consulting, and more. She is a self-designated “well-rounded geek”, and holds a M.S. degree in Cognitive Neuroscience. She can be found on Twitter as<strong> <a href="http://twitter.com/addliverator">@addliberator</a></strong>. Check out her latest project, a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/addliberator"><strong>YouTube channel of tech tips</strong></a>.</p>
<p><strong>Links:</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://www.macworld.com/article/552021/macalope-apple-buying-ads-third-party-apps.html"><strong>Apple hit a new low with its high-profit App Store antics</strong></a> by The Macalope on Macworld</p>
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