Myke's headed off on vacation, but before he goes, he's made time to discuss last week's Apple financial results. Then Jason welcomes special guest Julia Alexander for a mega-Upstream about ScarJo v. Disney, the future of the movies, and the current state of affairs for streaming services.

This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by:

• Pingdom: Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or a site transaction fails. Use offer code UPGRADE to get 30% off. Offer expires on January 31, 2022, and can be used only once.
• TextExpander, from Smile: Communicate Smarter. Get 20% off.
• Hullo: A simple, natural pillow designed for comfort. Try it for 60 days.

Guest Starring:

Julia Alexander

Links and Show Notes:

Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads.

the Tea Maker™ Kettle • Breville

Ember

Apple posts $81B quarterly results: Charts – Six Colors

Even iPhone chip shortages can't slow down Apple's money train | Macworld

Apple Earnings, Microsoft and LinkedIn – Stratechery by Ben Thompson

Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney Over ‘Black Widow’ Streaming Release - WSJ

Scarlett Johansson’s ‘Black Widow’ Lawsuit May Be Legally Weak – The Hollywood Reporter

Scarlett Johansson’s ‘Black Widow’ Was Sacrificed To Boost Disney+’s Marvel Shows

It’s not just you, streaming the Olympics is a mess - The Verge

julia alexander (@loudmouthjulia) / Twitter