MacBreak Weekly 153

MacBreak Weekly Episode 153

"The Case Against Apple"Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay Recorded: August 11, 2009 Published: August 11, 2009 Duration: 1:27:37 Transcript Previous episode – Next episode

Contents 1 MacBreak Weekly 153: The Case Against Apple 1.1 Hosts 1.2 Topics 1.3 Picks of the Week 2 Notable Quotes 3 Significant Products 4 Sponsors 4.1 Audible 4.1.1 Picks 4.2 Drobo 5 Production Information

MacBreak Weekly 153: The Case Against Apple

Hosts

• Leo Laporte
• Andy Ihnatko
• Alex Lindsay

Topics

• Jason Calacanis - 'The Case Against Apple in Five Parts'
• Rumor: Social networking component to be added to iTunes 9?
• Apple adds antiglare display option to 15" MacBook Pro
• Facebook buys FriendFeed

Picks of the Week

Alex Lindsay

Harvest (Website, iTunes) - Produce selection guide for iPhone & iPod Touch - $2.99

Andy Ihnatko

The Forbidden City: Beyond Space and Time - 3D Virtual World of the Forbidden City in Beijing - Free

Leo Laporte

Celtx - Open source storyboarding/screenwriting application - Free

Notable Quotes

Significant Products

• Link URL and optional brief description

Sponsors

Audible

• www.audible.com/macbreak

Picks

Note: This moment is notable in TWiT history as the first occurence of both authors as well as the narrator of the Audible Pick of the Week having names containing sexual innuendo.

The Battle for America 2008: The Story of an Extraordinary Election by Dan Balz & Haynes Johnson (UNABRIDGED) Narrated by Dick Hill

ad time: 0:37-0:46 and 1:04:22-1:10:42

Drobo

• Data Robotics Inc., makers of Drobo and Drobo Pro, are offering a special deal on Drobo products for MBW listeners. Visit: http://www.drobo.com/macbreak

ad time: 0:47-0:57 and 42:01-44:55

Production Information

• Recorded Date: August 11, 2009
• Release Date: August 11, 2009
• Duration: 1:27:37
• Log line:
• Edited by: Tony
• Notes:
• Leo said the name of the show wrong right after the Audible ad. I removed it.

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