Episode 87: Dropped Frames

Sadiq and Cristian talk about Halo, Android Q, laugh at Google’s tablet team, and Spotify.

Show Notes:

00:00:00 – Halo MCC Coming To PC
00:11:40 – Android Q Beta
00:17:52 – Google Scaling Back Laptop And Tablet Team
00:20:39 – Spotify V Apple

• Halo MCC Coming to PC
  • Paid Xbox Live Not Needed For PC
  • Reach Multiplayer Will Be Free On Xbox
• Hands-on: What’s new in Android Q
  • Android Q Beta 1 no longer allows services to launch activities, breaking the core functionality of many apps. Google blocked the thread on issue tracker.
• Google Hardware makes cuts to laptop and tablet development, cancels products
• Apple V Spotify
  • A Timeline: How we got here
  • Spotify files antitrust complaint over ‘Apple tax’
  • Addressing Spotify’s claims
  • Spotify Responds to Apple’s Response Over App Store Flap, Calls Company a ‘Monopolist’

Transcript available here.

Contact:

• Cristian Online
• Cristian on Mastodon
• Sadiq on Mastodon
• Sadiq Online

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