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Apple Music and the Record Labels, Macs in Education - TMO Daily Observations 2017-06-22
Kelly Guimont and John Martellaro join Jeff Gamet Apple working to renegotiate how much money it pays to record labels for Apple Music, plus they dive into the state of Macs in education.
How Scott Forstall Selected The People Who Would Create The iPhone’s Software
In 2005 Scott Forstall was tasked with finding people to build the iPhone and, due to secrecy concerns, Steve Jobs said he could only pick people from within Apple. From Mark Sullivan over at Fast Company:
“During all the interviews for the team, we screened for people who were growth mind-set,” Forstall told me. Forstall said he had been a fan of Carol Dweck, a Stanford psychology professor known for her theory that people exist somewhere on a continuum between “fixed mind-set” and “growth mind-set.”
Indoor Maps for the Apple Maps App Starting to Appear in iOS 11 Beta
Only a few airports and malls are currently supported, but Apple will be adding more as the public release of iOS 11 approaches.
Apple Watch Pride Edition Band Proceeds To Be Shared With LGBTQ Groups
Apple released the Pride Edition band earlier this month, but clarified this week that some of the proceeds will go to groups supporting the LGBTQ cause.
Toshiba Picked its Flash Memory Buyer and it isn't Apple
Toshiba turned down Apple and Foxconn when it picked a buyer for its NAND flash memory business.
Apple Removing Hundreds of Thousands of "Problematic" Apps From the App Store
Apple has an incentive to get the junk out of the App Store before the revamped App Store experience launches with iOS 11 later this year.
Apple Wants to Pay Record Labels a Smaller Share of Apple Music Revenue
The music industry may actually be fine with a reduced cut as long as Apple can keep adding Apple Music subscribers.
Reader Demographics, Third-Party Ads Now Available to Apple News Publishers
Apple’s dedication to user privacy and experience means that these new Apple News features come with big caveats for publishers.
Apple Rolls Out iOS 11, watchOS 4, tvOS 11, and macOS High Sierra Developer Beta 2
Apple released developer beta 2 for iOS 11, watchOS 4, tvOS 11, and macOS High Sierra Wednesday afternoon.
