Looking Ahead: An Interesting 2026 for Apple

Big shifts are underway at Apple. Myke, Federico, and Stephen talk through to the exits of Alan Dye and John Giannandrea ... and what might happen next. Later, they deal with some follow up and consider how to define the modern iPhone.

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This episode was recorded before Apple announced the upcoming departures of Lisa Jackson and Kate Adams.

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