The Talk Show With John Gruber

170: ‘Kicking Dirt on Them While They’re on Fire’ With Ben Thompson

Oct 16, 16 | 02:51:19

Special guest Ben Thompson returns to the show. Topics include voice control with AirPods, how to get your entire music library onto an iPhone while using iCloud Music Library, Apple Watch durability, the Dash/App Store controversy, the disappointing and frustrating state of Siri and voice-driven AI assistants, Google's new Pixel phones and the strategy behind them, Snap's (née Snapchat) Spectacles (and why they're nothing like Google's ill-fated Glass), and more.

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