Episode 407: It’s fine, pretty fine, and just fine

This week we discuss Docker’s Business Model, the Stack Overflow’s Sentiment Survey and ChatGPT use cases. Plus, some predictions about VR/AR headsets.

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Runner-up Titles

• Free isn’t good enough
• I’m not that disconnected
• It’s a presentation with yourself
• We still hate this
• Open Source Continuity
• Founder Magic
• Syntactic Sugar
• How cool do you feel, Tim Cook?

Rundown

• Docker is deleting Open Source organisations - what you need to know
• Docker’s bad week
• After the buzz fades: What our data tells us about emerging technology sentiment
• Best printer 2023: just buy this Brother laser printer everyone has, it’s fine
• The ‘Enshittification’ of TikTok
• Google has discontinued the Glass Enterprise Edition
• Meta's metaverse is on the back burner
• Who Is Still Inside the Metaverse?
• Meta announces big price cuts for its VR headsets
• Mark Gurman details Apple's Reality Pro headset

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