Developers, Design Awards, and WWDC on the AppleInsider Podcast
It feels like we're seconds away from WWDC, which rumors say will either be feature-packed or very lightweight. In the meantime, Apple is giving out awards and defending the App Store, on the AppleInsider Podcast.
Counting down the hours to WWDC 2025
Apple is about to unveil its new redesign for the Mac, iPhone, and iPad, as WWDC 2025 opens with Tim Cook's keynote video on June 9, 2025. There are rumors swirling around about everything from homeOS to visionOS, but along the way there are also other areas where Apple may need to make more of a splash than usual.
That includes Apple Intelligence, though some rumors say this year will barely mention it. And maybe this isn't the stage for Apple to lay out why regulators are wrong to try controlling its App Store, it is definitely the stage where the company can show developers just what is so great about delivering apps on the iPhone and more.
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Links from the Show
- Millions of apps were denied by Apple in 2024 amid fraud crackdown
- Apple Design Award winners for 2025 include Balatro, Watch Duty
- Apple teases OS redesign with new 'Sleek peek' splash page tagline
- Five more iOS 26 features leak from a reliable source
- AirPods expected to gain new head gestures, Camera Control revival
- How to watch WWDC 2025 on iPhone, Mac, Apple TV & web
- Lighter than normal WWDC expected without significant Apple Intelligence upgrades
- Siri Chatbot prototype nears ChatGPT quality, but hallucinates more than Apple wants
- macOS 26 rumored to be called 'Tahoe'
- Apple appeals against EU mandate that it freely share its technology
- Apple appeal to pause injunction enforcement allowing external linking fails
- visionOS 26 may eventually offer full support for PlayStation VR2 spatial controllers
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Obviously we just diverge on our opinions some, but his short diatribe calling Apple a public utility (being necessary) and how much some of the bigger apps don’t contribute he goes off on how these billion dollar companies could contribute more (calling it taxing the rich) as if Apple isn’t the largest company in the world valued at 3.5 trillion dollars. Acting like they rely on in app purchases to survive, when it wasn’t even 25% of their revenue in the last year, as if the 30% was a necessity and the only way to lower it would be to have everyone pay 🙄 give me a break. Apple makes a massive profit margin in other categories, and fundamentally yes, I think it’s not too wild an idea to go back to Steve Jobs claim that the App Store wasn’t about revenue, they make hundreds of billions on device sales that occur because of the App Store. Acting like their shareholders need massive dividends is comical. Then claiming Apple is “the least corrupt of the bunch” that pays people properly (while going on later to acknowledge how dependent they are on china, and the low wages there) additional when they hold their “public utility” in a monopoly status.
I like to hear updates on Apple, and think they make a great product, I just don’t love when it feels like the podcast feels a little bit like they are sponsored by Apples PR and can’t consider criticizing the company.