From WebKit to Swift: Apple’s Complicated Relationship with Open Source
In 2003, Steve Jobs said: “Some people have a problem with open source software. We think it’s great.” It wasn’t just talk. Apple would go on to contribute LLVM and WebKit, two projects that became in...
4 Juli 1h
Podcasts - How Apple made podcasting happen
Apple Podcasts is one of the world’s most popular podcast players, with almost 25% market share. The app launched in 2012, but Apple’s support for podcasting goes back much further. The term “podcast...
8 Feb 53min
iOS 7 - the battle for the future of software design
In 2013, Apple launched a radical redesign of the iPhone’s user interface. iOS 7 represented more than just a fresh new look. It marked a major shift in Cupertino’s design philosophy, which arose from...
19 Juni 20251h 1min
Sherlock - the mysterious case of how sherlocking became a thing
Sherlock was introduced in 1998, as a tool for finding files on Mac OS 8.5. It used advanced search technology harvested from the carcass of Apple’s failed next generation operation system, Copeland. ...
5 Apr 202547min
Apple Park - a boondoggle or the greatest office ever built?
In 2011, Steve Jobs made his final public appearance, presenting his plans for a second Apple campus to Cupertino City Council. He proposed a circular building, one mile in diameter, surrounded by bea...
27 Feb 202556min
Leander Kahney - biographer of Tim Cook and Jony Ive
In this special episode we interview Leander Kahney, editor of Cult of Mac, and author of New York Times best-selling biographies of Tim Cook and Jony Ive. During his three-decade career, working firs...
27 Jan 20251h 2min
Apple Maps - the unnecessary apology
Apple Maps launched alongside the original iPhone in 2007. Initially, it relied on map data from Google. But in 2012, when the two companies became smartphone rivals, Apple was forced to find an alter...
18 Dec 202457min
Mac OS X - how Steve Jobs saved Apple’s crown jewel
In 1996, Apple was in serious trouble. The Mac was almost obsolete. Its multitasking was flaky, it couldn’t handle multiple processors, and it kept crashing. Sales were tanking as users switched to Wi...
2 Dec 202459min
