Episode Details

Special guest Horace Dediu joins The Talk Show for the first time. Topics include the state of the maps industry, Apple’s functional organizational structure, what the WWDC keynote said about the state of the company today, and more.

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Links:

• Hybrid Events Group, who handled the live streaming video for The Talk Show’s live episode two weeks ago.
• Horace’s analysis of the state of the maps market.
• New York Times feature on the curated nature of Apple Music’s streaming music.
• Horace’s transcript of Tim Cook’s poetic description of Apple’s doctrine, from a 2009 quarterly analyst call.
• Horace’s podcast: The Critical Path.