Summary: Special thanks to Jon for editing this week's podcast while I dealt with a family emergency. Show notes: Mac in the USA * 1. Google in talks with Dish to start a telecom http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/dish-planning-4g-wireless-network-fcc-documents-show-134349 (http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/dish-planning-4g-wireless-network-fcc-documents-show-134349) http://articles.latimes.com/2011/aug/02/business/la-fi-ct-dish-20110802 (http://articles.latimes.com/2011/aug/02/business/la-fi-ct-dish-20110802) http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324735104578121553147711538.html (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324735104578121553147711538.html) http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/04/us-verizon-mcadam-idUSBRE8B30R620121204 (http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/04/us-verizon-mcadam-idUSBRE8B30R620121204) http://mobile.theverge.com/2012/12/7/3741114/spring-dish-mobile-phone-service-rumor (http://mobile.theverge.com/2012/12/7/3741114/spring-dish-mobile-phone-service-rumor) 2. T-Mobile Apple deal. http://macdailynews.com/2012/12/07/t-mobile-usa-to-kill-subsidies-entirely-charging-full-price-for-phones-including-up-to-849-for-apples-iphone-5/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wordpress%2FxhfA+%28MacDailyNews%29 (http://macdailynews.com/2012/12/07/t-mobile-usa-to-kill-subsidies-entirely-charging-full-price-for-phones-including-up-to-849-for-apples-iphone-5/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wordpress%2FxhfA+%28MacDailyNews%29) http://gigaom.com/mobile/how-t-mobiles-smartphone-pricing-could-change-the-u-s-wireless-industry/ (http://gigaom.com/mobile/how-t-mobiles-smartphone-pricing-could-change-the-u-s-wireless-industry/) 3. Will Google's design chops increase faster than Apple's services chops? http://patrickbgibson.tumblr.com/post/36041799210/apple-and-twitter (http://patrickbgibson.tumblr.com/post/36041799210/apple-and-twitter) http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-google-design-web-services-2012-11 (http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-google-design-web-services-2012-11) 4. Streaming music services. Compare and contrast? Any good ones? Who still owns media? 5. Instagram removing Twitter’s ability to embed content. ("Accident") http://www.businessinsider.com/instagram-blocks-in-line-photos-from-twitter-2012-12 (http://www.businessinsider.com/instagram-blocks-in-line-photos-from-twitter-2012-12) 6. Apple will start making a computer in th U.S. - iMacs were made in the U.S. until 2004. http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/06/tech/innovation/apple-made-in-us-cook/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_us+(RSS%3A+U.S.) (http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/06/tech/innovation/apple-made-in-us-cook/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_us+(RSS%3A+U.S.)) 8. Rush of quality apps before Christmas http://iphonedevsdk.com/forum/business-legal-app-store/109757-release-before-xmas-or-give-it-more-time.html (http://iphonedevsdk.com/forum/business-legal-app-store/109757-release-before-xmas-or-give-it-more-time.html) 9. Verizon launches LTE in the home http://www.extremetech.com/mobile/121255-verizon-wireless-launches-lte-based-home-broadband-60-gets-you-10gb (http://www.extremetech.com/mobile/121255-verizon-wireless-launches-lte-based-home-broadband-60-gets-you-10gb) 10. Mention book club again The Price of Everything Middlesex * Follow us on App.net or Twitter at @social_converse Or follow us individually on ADN Dan: @parker Glen: @d0gc0w Jon: @jonf Aaron: @aarondowd Thanks for the listen.
