CultCast #189 - Kahney’s Crackhouse

This week: some pundits are fed up with Apple music, but you know what?  We’re not.  Plus: Apple’s Back To School promotion is finally unveiled; Apple Watch topples expectations, gets insane satisfaction rating; iOS devices cross a major threshold; plus we answer your questions on an all-new #CultCastQnA!   Show our sponsors some sweet McLovin’   HipChat's team communication app helps all teams work together more effectively, and gets you the information you need faster than email. Get premium features like unlimited file storage and unlimited message history FREE for 90 days when you sign up at Hipchat.com/cultofmac   Lynda is like the Spotify of online education, with over 3000 expert-taught video courses you can stream straight to computer or mobile device. Learn to mix and master audio in Pro Tools, or develop Mac apps for OS X—learn all you want for free for 10 days at lynda.com/cultcast.   This week’s links   Intro: Classic Steve Ballmer on iPhone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eywi0h_Y5_U   Apple’s ‘Back to School’ promo will give Mac buyers free Beats headphones http://www.cultofmac.com/329987/apples-back-to-school-promo-will-give-mac-buyers-free-beats-headphones/   Tim Cook reveals Apple Watch sales topped expectations http://www.cultofmac.com/329284/apple-watch-sales-topped-expectations-reveals-apple-cfo/   Apple Watch gains a higher satisfaction rating than original iPhone or iPad http://www.cultofmac.com/329583/apple-watch-gains-a-higher-satisfaction-rating-than-original-iphone-or-ipad/   VC Benedict Evans: iOS unit sales are now matching Windows PCs https://twitter.com/benedictevans/status/623668376280395776   What We’re Into Picks   Buster is into Antman.  All Antmen, really. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWdKf3MneyI   Erfon is REALLY into Twitch http://www.twitch.tv   Leander is into Grain Audio’s shelf speakers http://grainaudio.com/collections/homeaudio/products/pbs