The MacRumors Show Discussion Thread

[Hartley]

Hey all,

Hartley here from The MacRumors Show. We post a new thread for discussing each episode of the podcast, but @Dan Barbera and I would love to engage with you guys more directly here.

We obviously talk through some of the biggest weekly news from the site, but please let us know if there's any specific topics or guests you'd like to see on the show, or if you've got any feedback to help us improve the podcast. Likewise, we're also very happy to answer any questions you may have. We could even discuss a "mailbag" of questions on the show if we get enough. Thanks!

 

[Dan Barbera]

Yes! Would love to hear from you all. Any topics you want us to do a deep dive on or if you have any questions for the “mailbag” let us know!

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Thank you for doing the MacRumors Show. Watching it every weekend now. Keep up the good work guys!!!

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

What are the chances of inviting Mr. Scott Forstall into the MacRumors show? Perhaps, he can talk about the early stages of the iOS, iPhone, iPad and so much more.

 

[Hartley]

What are the chances of inviting Mr. Scott Forstall into the MacRumors show? Perhaps, he can talk about the early stages of the iPhone.

He'd be an awesome guest. Apparently it's pretty difficult to get hold of him so it may be tough, but if there is an avenue to get in touch, we'll try!

 

[snak-atak]

Don't know how I missed this thread! You gotta put it on the front page.

I agree getting people who were part of Apple history would be awesome. Doesn't have to be at the executive level, but so many folks worked there over the decades, or interacted with those that did. I am sure some would be willing to spend an hour on the show with the two of you.

Don't sell yourselves short. MacRumors is very well known and often reviewed by others in the industry.

 

[Dan Barbera]

@snak-atak Thanks for the idea! Do you have any specific people in mind?

 

[I7guy]

I would like to see Tim Cook interviewed. While his available time probably is measured in milliseconds; an interview with Tim would be worthwhile.

 

[Hartley]

I would like to see Tim Cook interviewed. While his available time probably is measured in milliseconds; an interview with Tim would be worthwhile.

I'd love it if we could grab Tim Cook, but I'm not sure he's all too keen on our rumor focus

 

[snak-atak]

Thanks for the idea! Do you have any specific people in mind?

I don't profess to know any of these people personally, but these are former apple directors that MR previously reported on. Slightly lower down the food chain from VPs, but were still in the trenches during their time at Apple. They can talk about their time at Apple and the direction of the industry as far as their respective specialties go. Not to put down Apple in any way, but would love to hear what their vision of the future looks like.

• Ian Goodfellow - AI
• Eric Rogers - Radar Tech
• CJ Moore - EV
• Evan Doll - former iPhone software engineer, creator of Flipboard, rehired by Apple

Or just regular people who were saved at least in part by Apple devices:

• Cloe Fields and Christian Zelada - Iphone 14 crash detection survivors
• Jeremy Mumford, Bridger Woods - Saved by iPhone emergency satellite

The news is full of others like them. Only a suggestion. I'll continue to listen to you guys no matter what.

 

[snak-atak]

I'd love it if we could grab Tim Cook, but I'm not sure he's all too keen on our rumor focus

Rumors are like free advertising for Apple! Gossip does sell.

But I agree that Tim would be very tough to get. Everybody wants a piece of him.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

How about inviting Ms. Kaiann H. Drance | Vice President of iPhone Marketing? She has done interviews before with different tech websites.

Perhaps, she can talk about the iPhone in general. Such as:

• Why did Apple decide to discontinue the iPhone 13 Mini?
• How come Apple doesn't make iPhone Pro Models in Product Red?
• Why did Apple decide to get rid of 3D Touch from the iPhone line-up?

Kaiann Drance - VP, WW Product Marketing at Apple | The Org

Kaiann Drance is currently the VP of WW Product Marketing at Apple. Before that, they were a Product Manager at Good Technology from May 2001 to June 2006.

theorg.com

 

[Hartley]

I don't profess to know any of these people personally, but these are former apple directors that MR previously reported on. Slightly lower down the food chain from VPs, but were still in the trenches during their time at Apple. They can talk about their time at Apple and the direction of the industry as far as their respective specialties go. Not to put down Apple in any way, but would love to hear what their vision of the future looks like.

• Ian Goodfellow - AI
• Eric Rogers - Radar Tech
• CJ Moore - EV
• Evan Doll - former iPhone software engineer, creator of Flipboard, rehired by Apple

Or just regular people who were saved at least in part by Apple devices:

• Cloe Fields and Christian Zelada - Iphone 14 crash detection survivors
• Jeremy Mumford, Bridger Woods - Saved by iPhone emergency satellite

The news is full of others like them. Only a suggestion. I'll continue to listen to you guys no matter what.

These are some great suggestions, we'll try to reach out to a few!

 

[snak-atak]

A couple more timely suggestions. Would love to hear from Ashley Xu, and also Alex Lee & Kyle Wightman of BRTHR who were able to preview FCP on the iPad before the big announcement. How did they get selected to preview FCP? How did they keep it a secret? What are their first takes on filming and editing on the device?

 

[Dan Barbera]

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[JM]

😱 I also wish I knew about this sub-forum earlier!

I had so many thoughts and praises about individual episodes…. But never had a place to express them, and have forgotten them.

Until now 😱

Next one…

And yeah, please get this up on the front page somehow. It would be fun to discuss with others things and rumors and opinions from the show. (Respectfully of course)

Every time I hear “Hartley, STOP. Stop giving Apple ideas.” It makes me laugh 😆

 

[MacLawyer]

Let's cover the new games coming to the Mac. Things are looking up.

 

[Hartley]

Thanks to @snak-atak's suggestion to reach out to some former Apple VPs, we were able to get Lucid's Mike Bell on the show! We're always open to ideas.

 

[snak-atak]

Thanks to @snak-atak's suggestion to reach out to some former Apple VPs, we were able to get Lucid's Mike Bell on the show! We're always open to ideas.

@Hartley - shoutout not necessary at all. I love your shows and this was a great episode! It was great hearing Mike's history with Apple, and I loved hearing what he's now doing with Lucid. So great to see Apple's brightest innovating and infecting other companies with their DNA. Keep up the great work!

 

[sjsharksfan12]

Was there a MacRumors show this week? It never showed up in my podcast feed. Maybe Dan and Hartley decided to take the week off?

 

[Hartley]

Was there a MacRumors show this week? It never showed up in my podcast feed. Maybe Dan and Hartley decided to take the week off?

Yep, we didn't record an episode last week as news starts winding down this time of year. But we'll be back as usual later this week!

 

[Hartley]

We're looking to take some listener questions this week as we start to close out the year. Let us know what you want to know and we'll do our best to answer!