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Jun 2014
1h 52m

85: ‘Oh Man, Soccer’ With Paul Kafasis

Daring Fireball / John Gruber
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Topics include the ongoing World Cup and the sport of soccer, Google Glass, mockups of devices in rumor reports, Amazon's Fire Phone, the New York Times's profile of Tim Cook last week, Apple's growth, and the agonizingly slow death of Blackberry. Lastly, Paul brings up a devilishly tricky question regarding whether Apple will support a particular new additi ... Show More
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