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AWT News Update: May 4, 2016

In today’s Apple news — iPhone 7 popularity, a YouTube TV service, iOS must have IPv6, and a new official Twitter Mac app:

  • The iPhone 7 is months away, but a poll shows that interest in the new phone is high
  • Another company announces an impending live TV service — YouTube
  • Developers need to make sure by June 1, 2016 that their iOS apps support IPv6-only networking
  • Twitter ships v4.1 of its official Mac app

The text of the podcast can be found below.

Why? It saw the return of Steve Jobs. On July 9, 1997, Gil Amelio was ousted as CEO of Apple by the board of directors after overseeing 12 disappointing years. Jobs stepped in as the interim CEO (iCEO), eventually becoming CEO. 

At the 1997 Macworld Expo in Boston, Jobs announced that Apple would be entering into partnership with Microsoft. Included in this was a five-year commitment from Microsoft to release Microsoft Office for Macintosh as well a $150 million investment in Apple. 

It was also announced that Internet Explorer would be shipped as the default browser on the Macintosh. Microsoft chairman Bill Gates appeared via satellite at the expo on a giant screen to elaborate on the plans (and to many boos from the audience at the keynote).


One of the most unique iPhone cases you’ll ever see: X-Doria Iridescent for iPhone 6/6s

 

 

Dennis Sellers
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Dennis Sellers is the editor/publisher of Apple World Today. He’s been an “Apple journalist” since 1995 (starting with the first big Apple news site, MacCentral). He loves to read, run, play sports, and watch movies.