Episode Details

The MacVoices Panel of Chuck Joiner, Dave Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Web Bixby, Ben Roethig, Eric Bolden, and Jim Rea look at:

• Apple's cut of Google's Search Engine Revenue
• How SAG-AFTRA is handling the issue of actors and AI
• Why it is so hard to quit Microsoft's OneDrive (and an update)

(Part 1)

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Chapters:

0:00:00 Apple vs. Google: The Battle for Search Supremacy 0:00:34 Mac Voices Live - Join the Apple community discussion 0:03:49 Apple's Revenue from Google Search Revealed - Is this a big deal? 0:10:19 Apple's Search Engine Dilemma 0:13:14 Apple's Tight-Lipped Approach and Hypocrisy 0:15:27 Lack of User Interaction and Notification on Privacy Concerns 0:18:03 Dual Default Search Engines for Regular and Private Browsing 0:20:20 Frustration with Paid Placement Results on Google Search 0:21:13 Frustration with Google's focus on AdSense over search results 0:21:39 Bing's Unique Features and Rewards Program 0:23:43 Controversy over AI-generated images and deceased actors' likenesses 0:28:26 Microsoft's Forced OneDrive Integration 0:28:45 Arrogant Microsoft's Changes to Office

Links:

Google witness accidentally blurts out that Apple gets 36% cut of Safari deal https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/11/google-witness-accidentally-blurts-out-that-apple-gets-36-cut-of-safari-deal/

SAG-AFTRA Reveals How Studios Will Handle AI Replicas of Living and Dead Actors https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/sag-aftra-studio-deal-artificial-intelligence-actors-1234873708/

Microsoft won't let you close OneDrive in Windows without you explaining it first https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-wont-let-you-close-onedrive-in-windows-without-you-explaining-it-first/

Microsoft pulls OneDrive update that would quiz you before letting you quit https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/11/microsoft-pulls-onedrive-update-that-would-quiz-you-before-letting-you-quit/

Guests:

Web Bixby has been in the insurance business for 40 years and has been an Apple user for longer than that.You can catch up with him on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

Eric Bolden is into macOS, plants, sci-fi, food, and is a rural internet supporter. You can connect with him on Twitter, by email at embolden@mac.com, on Mastodon at @eabolden@techhub.social, and on his blog, Trending At Work.

Brian Flanigan-Arthurs is an educator with a passion for providing results-driven, innovative learning strategies for all students, but particularly those who are at-risk. He is also a tech enthusiast who has a particular affinity for Apple since he first used the Apple IIGS as a student. You can contact Brian on twitter as @brian8944. He also recently opened a Mastodon account at @br