MacVoices #20230: Apple's Responsibilities to Competitors with The Daily Observations Crew (2)

<p>Part 2 of our discussion with <a href="https://www.macobserver.com/show/tmo-daily-observations/"><strong>The Mac Observer’s Daily Observations Podcast</strong></a> hosts <strong>Bryan Chaffin</strong>, <strong>Kelly Guimont</strong>, and <strong>John Martellaro </strong>about Apple’s relationship and obligations to its competitors, investors, and users wraps up in this episode. More examples from other industries, and why they may or may not apply to the App Store and Apple’s platform, the options competitors have, and why the legal, realistic, and idealistic positions don’t, and probably can’t, line up. </p>
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<h3>Show Notes:</h3>
<p><strong>Guests:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Bryan Chaffin</strong> began using Apple computers in 1983 in a high school BASIC programming class. He started using Macs in 1990 when the Kinko’s guy taught him how to use Aldus PageMaker, finally buying a Power Computing Power 100 in 1995. Bryan is the cofounder of <strong><a href="http://www.macobserver.com">The Mac Observer</a></strong> and currently serves as Afternoon Editor. He has contributed to MacAddict and MacFormat magazines, and coauthored Incredible iPad Apps for Dummies with Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus. You can find out more about Bryan at his personal site, <strong><a href="http://geektells.com">GeekTells</a></strong>, and follow him on <strong><a href="http://twitter.com/TMOBryan">Twitter</a></strong>.</p>
<p><strong>Kelly Guimont</strong> is a longtime Apple geek, sitting down (on a telephone book) in front of an Apple IIe in 1983. She can still hear the ticking of the ImageWriter. Thanks to the miracle of the adjustable leg desk, she no longer needs the phonebook. Kelly writes for <a href="http://macobserver.com"><strong>The Mac Observer</strong></a>, is the host of the <a href="http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/features/daily_observations_podcast/"><strong>Daily Observations Podcast</strong></a>, is co-host of<strong> <a href="http://www.aftershowpodcast.com/">The Aftershow</a></strong>, and yet still has more to say which she saves for <a href="http://twitter.com/verso"><strong>Twitter</strong></a> and <a href="https://micro.blog/verso"><strong>Micro.blog</strong></a>.</p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong>John Martellaro</strong>  is the Senior Editor for Reviews and Analysis at <a href="http://www.macobserver.com"><strong>The Mac Observer</strong></a>, and host of the  <a href="http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/features/background_mode_podcast"><strong>Background Mode</strong></a> podcast.  Previously,he has worked for NASA, Lockheed Martin Astronautics,the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and <a href="http://www.apple.com"><strong>Apple</strong></a>. At Apple, he worked as a Senior Marketing Manager, a Federal Account Executive and a High Performance Computing manager. His interests include all things Apple, chess, science fiction and astronomy.You can follow John on<strong> <a href="http://www.twitter.com/jmartellaro">Twitter</a></strong></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">, and hear his insightful interviews with tech and science luminaries on his podcast, <a href="https://www.macobserver.com/show/background-mode/"><strong>Background Mode</strong></a>.</span></p>
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