Push for Apple Interoperability and Data Protection

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Discusses the push for Apple to provide interoperability or use standards for messaging apps, the impact of the Cambridge Analytica scandal on people's perception of tech companies, the passing of the Digital Markets Act by the European Commission, and the argument for managing personal data for user benefits and innovation.

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Todays show:

Beeper's Eric Migicovsky joins Jason to discuss Beeper's mission of providing a universal chat app (1:32), Apple blocking Beeper Mini after just 3 days (13:35), fighting back against Apple as a startup founder (18:31), and much more!

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(0:00) Beeper’s Eric Migicovsky joins Jason

(1:32) Beeper and its mission of providing a universal chat app

(6:30) How Apple locks people into iMessage and makes it hard to switch from iPhone

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(13:35) Beeper Mini's release and Apple blocking Beeper Mini after just 3 days

(18:31) Fighting back against Apple as a startup founder

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(22:18) The fight against Apple and thoughts on the outcome

(28:01) Prior experience dealing with platform restrictions at Pebble and the differences in timelines between startups and government regulation

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(36:17) Apple's response to recent court rulings requiring App Store changes