Episode 63: 63: Talking to the Bear

John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin talk more about paid upgrades in the Mac App Store, how Apple is reshaping the software market (intentionally or otherwise), Readability's role as a middleman as compared to another prominent middleman, the App Store, and finally, the Flashback malware scourge and what it says about Apple's preparedness.
Links for this episode:Performance Driving School - Overview - BMW North AmericaStrategy Letter V - Joel on SoftwareJava for OS X Lion 2012-003 - AppleApple updates Java for a third time, this time with Flashback malware removal - Ars TechnicaThe Mac App Store Needs Paid Upgrades - Wil ShipleyReadabilityGerman automotive manufacturing plants - Google MapsAnalyst Expects iPhone 5 to Launch at WWDC 2012 in June - Mac RumorsMoscone Center EventsWWDC-less WWDC - RentzschWelcome to the Home Page of TALKING-BEAR!Adobe Photoshop - WikipediaQuickPick Pulled From App Store - RentzschFlashback Is Not a Trojan Horse; What Is It? - The Mac Security BlogSponsored by Harvest (coupon code 5BY5 for 50% off your first month) and EveryMe.