281: ‘A Kryptonian Baby’ With Rene Ritchie

Rene Ritchie returns to the show to talk about going independent after 11 years at iMore. Topics include the new MacBook Air and iPad Pros, and we answer questions sent by listeners.

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Links:

• Rene’s new YouTube channel.
• And his new website. (Great logo.)
• “The Best Is Last”: 2016 piece by Benedict Evans arguing that “a technology often produces its best results just when it’s ready to be replaced — it’s the best it’s ever been, but it’s also the best it could ever be”, using the specific example of propeller-based passenger planes.

This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.