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Aug 2023

29m 12s

Why The Way Apps Are Made Has Changed

FEDERICO VITICCI, JOHN VOORHEES

About this episode

This week, Federico and John look at how making apps has changed along with the evolution of Apple’s hardware lineup and what that means for the future of apps on those platforms.

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Why The Way Apps Are Made Has Changed

Read-it-later app Pocket to shut down its Mac app on August 15th
John’s Mastodon post about Pocket discontinuing its Mac app
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