Downhill
This was once a great show but John’s approach to covering Apple and technology has become biased, unbalanced and increasingly lacks nuance. There is very rarely any part of the discussion in this show which is not covered with better insight and analysis elsewhere - John no longer offers a perspective of value. His WWDC episodes in particular are simply marketing exercises and offer no real scrutiny or evaluation. It’s a shame.
Matthew T. via Apple Podcasts · Australia · 06/15/21
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