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Podcast: The Talk Show With John Gruber
Episode: 177: âSurface Curiousâ With Rene Ritchie
Description:
Rene Ritchie returns to the show. Topics include Siri vs. Alexa, and whether Wynn Las Vegasâs announcement that theyâre putting Amazon Echos into their 4,700+ guest rooms is a sign that Amazon is building a meaningful long-term lead in the nascent voice assistant market; Mark Gurmanâs week-ago piece for Bloomberg, âHow Apple Alienated Mac Loyalistsâ; Consumer Reportsâs bizarre but widely-publicized battery test results for the new MacBook Pros; and a brief year in review look at our favorite new Apple products from 2016.
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